JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - The third monkey that escaped after a crash in Jasper County was recovered alive.

According to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks (MDWFP), the third monkey was recovered alive near the crash site on November 5, 2025, and is now in possession of the wildlife transport company.

Brandy Smith, a Jasper County resident, said she was driving home on November 5, 2025, when she noticed County Road 35 in Vossburg was blocked off by law enforcement. Smith said she then spotted the monkey sitting on the railing of her family's fish camp, eating acorns.

Smith said two men, who identified themselves as part of the company responsible for transporting the monkeys, arrived at the scene and fired three tranquilizer darts before the monkey was finally

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