Confusion grows as ‘monster man’ rages in Mississippi on the run after truck crash
Real life might have created a great opening for a horror movie. Police in Mississippi reported Tuesday that a highway accident allowed trucks with “aggressive” rhesus monkeys to escape.
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office explained the incident for the first time on its Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon. The truck was loaded with rhesus monkeys from Tulane University when they broke down, they set them up for free. It’s been a confusing turn of events since then, with conflicting reports from administration and the University about the exact risk that these moles are withering away in the community.
Some of the monkeys have been ‘destroyed,’ officials said, but three are still on the lam.
Stay away
According to the Sheriff’s Department, the wreck happened on I59 near Mile Marker 117, near the town of Heidelberg.
Immediately after the incident, law enforcement officials warned residents to be careful with each escape, noting that the monkeys weighed 40 kilograms (about the size of a medium-sized dog) and were capable of attacking people.
“Do not approach monkeys if you see one. Call 911. They pose potential health threats and are aggressive,” the department wrote in its first public statement.
Working with the Mississippian and in the wild, officials suspected some of the monkeys later in the day. The department is currently contacting an animal disposal company to help save the monkeys that were killed. But the situation does not end.
The monkey problem
The authorities began to say that one monkey was free. But after Tulane officials arrived on the scene and took inventory, the Sheriff’s Department reported later in the evening that the three monkeys had survived.
Jasper County authorities also initially said the monkeys were carrying various diseases: hepatitis C, herpes, and covion-19. But in a statement to Gizmodo, a Tulane University representative said the monkeys were immune.
“Non-human arguments at the Tulane National Biomedical Research Center have been given to other research organizations to advance scientific discovery. This is inexcusable.
In the most recent update, the Sheriff’s department said its initial warnings were based on information provided by a monkey truck driver.
“The truck driver told local law enforcement that the monkeys were dangerous and threatening people,” the department said. “We took the appropriate actions after that information was given to the person who is transporting the monkeys. He also revealed that he has it [to] Wear PPE [Personal Protective Equipment] machines to deal with monkeys. “
Either way, it’s usually a smart idea to avoid contact with escaped lab animals, even if they aren’t carrying any harmful bacteria. So if you’re in the area around the East Central Eastern part of Mississippi, for the love of God, don’t try to make friends with any monkeys you see there. The last thing we need is a real 1995 crisis WanderingDustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, and new face Cr Jr.
