Aussie dad gets into fistfight with monkeys on Ko Phi Phi in Thailand

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An Australian dad got into a fistfight with a gang of monkeys on a Thailand beach after they attacked his one year old son. No pistols at dawn followed but it got quite feisty.

 

Riley Whitelum and his wife Elayna Carausu, along with their two sons, were on the Ko Phi Phi Islands when the incident occurred. While relaxing on the beach, one monkey attacked their infant while the others rifled through their bag.

 

Riley managed to rescue his son, Darwin, but not before sustaining injuries from the monkeys’ bites and scratches. The family subsequently required shots for tetanus and rabies, reported the Daily Mail.

 

Full story: https://bangkokone.news/aussie-dad-gets-into-fistfight-with-monkeys-on-ko-phi-phi-in-thailand/

 

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Terrifying moment an Australian boy, 5, is viciously attacked by a gang of monkeys on a paradise island in Thailand - forcing his terrified dad to punch the feral animals in the face to save him
 

Riley Whitelum, 38, punched a monkey at idyllic location
He was forced to save his son from beach attack in Thailand 
Needed 10 rabies shots after being bitten 

 

By BRIDIE PEARSON-JONES FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

 

Riley Whitelum (pictured with his sons), 38, and Elayna Carausu, 29, were in Thailand with their sons Lenny, five, and Darwin, one, when they visited a beach notorious for monkey attacks in the Ko Phi Phi Islands

Shocking video shows the moment an Australian dad frantically tries to save his son from a gang of monkeys on a Thailand beach.

 

Influencer couple Riley Whitelum, 38, and Elayna Carausu, 29, were in Thailand with their sons Lenny, five, and Darwin, one, when they visited a beach notorious for monkey attacks in the Ko Phi Phi Islands. 

 

While relaxing on the beach, one monkey launched at their one-year-old - with the pack of monkeys then rifling through a bag of the family's belongings.

 

Riley managed to scare them off - picking up his son and taking a swing at them - but was left with bites and scratches, with the family requiring shots for tetanus and rabies. 

 

Full story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11883435/Riley-Whitelum-punches-monkey-pack-attack-toddler-son-Kho-Phi-Phi-Thailand.html

 

-- © Copyright Daily Mail 2023-03-22

 

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[ukrules]

I always make an effort to avoid any wild animals.

[Sticky Rice Balls]

Take your hands off of me you dirty ape!

 

*could have been the claim from either party*

 

the monkey refused to show ID and was seen passing a brown envelope..

 

could have just been a case of monkeying around some witnesses report...Film at 11

[Tarteso]

Is she Greta? ????
 

Moved to New Green Forum.

Edited March 21, 2023 by Tarteso

[jaywalker]

5 minutes ago, Tarteso said:

Is she Greta? ????

My thoughts exactly.

 

I bet she was screaming at the monkeys "How dare you!"

[scubascuba3]

Those monkeys bully people into giving food. On golf courses caddy's use catapult's to keep them away

[save the frogs]

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Those monkeys bully people into giving food. On golf courses caddy's use catapult's to keep them away

sad to see them get aggressive , but or would it kill people to part with a few bananas?

 

[neeray]

It's early in this article but I expect soon to see comments referencing Darwin awards (Darwin, name of the 1-year old).

[jaywalker]

Them little buggers are scrappers for sure.

 

 

[jaywalker]

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

sad to see them get aggressive , but or would it kill people to part with a few bananas?

 

That's what makes them aggressive.

 

NEVER, EVER feed the wildlife. There's laws against feeding bears and alligators in Florida, for very good reason.

 

They lose their natural fear of humans and become aggressive.

[Stevemercer]

Yes, I often get into arguments and fights with monkeys too.

 

 

[Spock]

38 minutes ago, Tarteso said:

Is she Greta? ????
 

Moved to New Green Forum.

Exactly what I thought. I was hoping it was her that the monkey attacked. 

 

Also, I am not fond of influencers. 

[scubascuba3]

33 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

sad to see them get aggressive , but or would it kill people to part with a few bananas?

 

they seem to get more and more aggressive, watch the reels on Facebook or YouTube, basically the big monkeys scare the girls and take their bags and search inside

[scubascuba3]

37 minutes ago, jaywalker said:

Them little buggers are scrappers for sure.

 

 

Good video, just a pity as usual the one recording is unable to record properly 

[hotchilli]

Quote from the link:

The couple attempted to attract the monkeys earlier in the day for their sons to observe but failed.

 

Then came back later and had success... reap what you sow.

[leither69]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Those monkeys bully people into giving food. On golf courses caddy's use catapult's to keep them away

I use a 7 iron

[Iron Tongue]

I'm glad the dad was able to wrestle his child away from Greta with only minor injuries!

 

[Red Phoenix]

I only see one aggressive monkey on the first picture...

[pomchop]

I remember long ago on phi phi watching tourists come spread a blanket and head for the water.....a lot of monkeys lived on the cliffside and would sit and watch ready to launch their attack.  They would run down grab any bags and immediately head back up the cliffs out of reach.  I would guess some thai guys would climb the cliffs later and score a lot of stuff as the monkeys were obviously more interested in food than personal items or $$....no doubt a big pain in axx for the tourists if your passport/$$ /credit cards were in bag.

[neeray]

1 hour ago, jaywalker said:

That's what makes them aggressive.

 

NEVER, EVER feed the wildlife. There's laws against feeding bears and alligators in Florida, for very good reason.

 

They lose their natural fear of humans and become aggressive.

They also abandon their natural hunting ability if human fed. They then return to the human source of "low hanging fruit"

[AhFarangJa]

2 hours ago, Tarteso said:

Is she Greta? ????
 

Moved to New Green Forum.

I looked twice too, then I read he is an 'influencer'. Modern parlance for a p.r. man. So I guess he was helping her with her homework while she was absent from school..............( and, no, I am not a fan of the spoilt little b****).

[KiChakayan]

Wife said I look like Riley, but I am making more dough doing nothing, so smarter.

[Dukeleto]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Quote from the link:

The couple attempted to attract the monkeys earlier in the day for their sons to observe but failed.

 

Then came back later and had success... reap what you sow.

Exactly my thoughts! Well at least he won’t be putting his kids in danger with Monkeys again at least. I won’t let my kids near any dogs in Thailand for the very same reason.

[ignore it]

Interupting his election campaign, an attorney for the monkey (names withheld) has issued a statement claiming his client was attacked while peacefully relaxing by a foreign tourist known as Darwin and subsequently attacked by gang of unnamed foreigners.
RTP has issued a warrant asking Darwin to report. Failing to report within two weeks an arrest warrant will be issued.
A relative of the accused said Darwin will not be issuing a statement as he has not developed language skills yet.

[save the frogs]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

they seem to get more and more aggressive, watch the reels on Facebook or YouTube, basically the big monkeys scare the girls and take their bags and search inside

saw one once where they steal an item from someone, ie their sunglasses

and only return it if you give them food 

but it wasn't aggressive

[save the frogs]

[phetphet]

Vicious creatures. Can give a nasty bite. Plus the risk of rabies.

 

There was a case in India a few months ago where the Macaques starting attacking and killing all the  dogs in the town after one attacked a monkey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw5O5oX67Gs

[brianthainess]

2 hours ago, jaywalker said:

That's what makes them aggressive.

 

NEVER, EVER feed the wildlife. There's laws against feeding bears and alligators in Florida, for very good reason.

 

They lose their natural fear of humans and become aggressive.

There are Laws here too, on Koh Chang 1,000b fine for feeding monkeys. In the past I've had one break a branch off a tree and throw it down at me while going to my motor bike, nasty aggressive little blighters. 

[Old Croc]

This family are not influencers, they have the biggest sailing channel on Youtube with about 1.8 million subscribers. "Sailing La Vagabonde"

They make much more money sitting on their boat than the character above who boasted he earned more. 

 

They are pictured with Greta Thunberg because they famously transported her on their boat from Europe to the US to address the UN after criticism she would add to climate warming by flying.