Cheeky monkey! Tourist gets her gold back thanks to the rescue foundation

[webfact]

Cheeky monkey! Tourist gets her gold back thanks to the rescue foundation

 

 

The Thammaratsami Maneerat foundation rescue were called to the Khao Sammuk area of Bang Saen after a monkey made off with a tourist's gold chain.

 

One of the rescue team shinned up a tree and managed to get most of a half baht weight chain back - part of it had come loose. 

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Earn, 23, on holiday in Bang Saen from Nakhon Nayok, said she had put her bag down to use her phone to take pictures of the monkeys. 

 

But one made a dash for her bag then disappeared up onto a roof. 

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

The sparkly chain - worth about 14,000 baht - was contained in a little red bag and was taken by the monkey. 

 

Earn was very grateful to the rescue staff for their efforts, reported 77kaoded. 

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

 

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[Kerryd]

Almost like it knew what it was doing........

And if it was in the little red bag, how come they only got "a part of it" back ? The monkey opened the bag and took out the necklace and it broke when the guy tried to retrieve it ?

Might want to check that area to see if those monkeys have been snatching things from other peoples bags as well. (Could be someone has been training them to do just that.)

[VillageIdiot]

There's a lesson there somewhere.

Maybe it's "never have gold when you are anywhere near monkeys".

Edited June 23, 2020 by VillageIdiot

[bluesofa]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Cheeky monkey! Tourist gets her gold back thanks to the rescue foundation

I like the pun.

How about one for photo two: Monkey see, monkey do.

 

[Justgrazing]

3rd pic' Is the rescue bloke stuck up the tree behind her as he looks like he's hanging .. 

They'd be on 24hr callout in Patt's retrieving sparkly metal from thieving l b's .. 

Edited June 23, 2020 by Justgrazing
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[bluesofa]

9 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

3rd pic' Is the rescue bloke stuck up the tree behind her as he looks like he's hanging .. 

They'd be on 24hr callout in Patt's retrieving sparkly metal from thieving l b's .. 

Is that who the guy's chasing up the tree - a thieving LB?

 

[digger70]

6 hours ago, VillageIdiot said:

There's a lesson there somewhere.

Maybe it's "never have gold when you are anywhere near monkeys".

Don't go near Monkeys problem solved. they are Vermin.

[billybog]

learned a long time ago...I never wear jewerly in thailand...just a basic casio watch and thats it....ohh and a cheap 1000 baht phone.