This is not the first monkey escape in the S.C. Lowcountry. And of course, there's a Murdaugh crime saga connection.

Alpha Genesis research facility in Yemassee, SC is attempting to lure the monkeys in with food, but none have been safely captured. Tranquilizer dart guns may be the last option.

Residents in a small South Carolina town are finding themselves in the middle of a real-life game of Jumanji after 43 monkeys escaped Wednesday from a research facility. The rhesus macaque primates are all still on the loose as of Friday after escaping from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee.

The search continues after dozens of "skittish" monkeys escaped the Alpha Genesis testing center in South Carolina, officials said.

Police in a small South Carolina town are warning residents to keep their doors and windows locked after 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility.

At least 43 primates were on the loose Thursday in a South Carolina town where authorities "strongly advised" residents to keep their doors and windows locked after the animals escaped from a research laboratory.