Exotic Incident #1600
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St. Cloud, FL - USA
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Incident Date:
27/09/2011
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Summary:
A 4-foot, 25 pound male macaque was caught after several people reported spotting it near East Lake Toho in the St. Cloud area. Animal control shot the monkey out from a tree canopy with a tranquilizer dart from a sheriff’s helicopter and the monkey fell 60-100 feet sustaining injuries. The monkey later died while in animal control custody. It is unknown where the monkey came from or how he got loose.