43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility

Forty-three rhesus monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in South Carolina Wednesday after a caretaker accidentally left a door unsecured, the company's CEO told CBS News. The monkeys are not aggressive and pose no public health risk, the CEO said. They are believed to be in the woods near the facility. Dave Malkoff has the latest.

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