Woman Bit By Monkey in Myrtle Beach

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Doc Antle, founder and director of TIGERS Myrtle Beach Safari, issued the following statement after a woman reportedly came in contact with a small monkey in Myrtle Beach; although, Doc Antle’s response states the monkey was not one of theirs. According to the report, the owner said that the monkey did get loose and wandered into the next neighborhood, but was recovered and placed back into a cage. He added that particular monkey does wander free within the facility and does get loose from time to time, the report said.

The responding officer went back to the address of the incident and the victim said when she heard her dog barking outside she went to see why and saw the small-sized monkey in her yard, according to the report. The incident furthered that the monkey lunged at her and bit her on the arm. She said that once the monkey bit her, it reportedly lunged towards her chest, and then it fled the area. The report said the officer did notice bite marks on the victim’s left arm. The victim was transported to the hospital to receive treatment for minor injuries.

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