Posted on 06/18/2010 9:56:09 AM PDT by MissTed
A British woman who went to a Thai nature resort to conquer her fear of monkeys has been savaged by a pack of macaques.
Dee Darwell, 56, lost consciousness after the monkeys surrounded her and sank their teeth into her arms and body.
Many of the primates remained hanging from her limbs as she lay collapsed with blood spurting from a "deep, deep hole" in her arm.
She was eventually rescued by Thai boatmen and was taken to Bangkok Phuket Hospital.
The horrific attack happened on Monkey Island near to the popular holiday island of Phuket in southern Thailand.
"I thought I was heading for safety under this rock in the shade, only to cool down," Mrs Darwell, from Peterborough, said.
"I laid the towel down and there were no monkeys in sight.
"The next thing I noticed, this monkey walked up next to me and I thought, oh dear, and I began to stand up to move away.
"Then, the monkey took my wrist and pounced on my right arm, sinking his teeth in and hung off it.
"He wouldn't let go; he was locked on. I was absolutely petrified."
Thai fishermen ran to the rescue after spotting more monkeys joining the assault and began prising them off.
Mrs Darwell said she had agreed to go on the Siam Sea Canoe tour with a friend to confront her fear of monkeys.
Her phobia had been triggered by her father bringing up a chimpanzee which she described as "positively evil".
She said: "I thought, this is it, I'm going to die, I'm going to be savaged by these monkeys - then I went into shock."
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Isn’t it obvious that the monkeys were just trying to help her overcome her fear?
Macacas Gone Wild
Will dying in a plane crash help one overcome their fear of flying?
Must be liberal monkeys!
I have a fear of being stuck in an elevator with a bikini-clad Cindy Crawford overnight-maybe this type of therapy might work for me. Who can I talk to to see if I can confront my demons?
Which one is the hippo?
I have a fear of heights, but you don’t see me walking a tight-rope over the Grand Canyon either.
But it’s typical liberal group-think. To wish and Hope to have no fears in life is an ideal of the left called Utopia. Hey stupid leftists, “Utopia” doesn’t exist and never will.
She is lucky she doesn’t quite qualify as a Darwin nominee.
Man, I’m on a role today!!
Too bad she wasn’t able to get the monkey off her back.
Given that the last time I saw a monkey was about 10 years ago, couldn’t we assume she could easily live with a fear of monkeys?
I’m afraid of Tigers, but thankfully, it hasn’t hindered my lifestyle.
“...well, that could have gone better.”
“Did you really tell her to surround herself with wild monkeys to conquer her fear?”
“I didn't think she would actually do it! Who does something like that? She must be nuts! I meant go to the zoo. What could happen there? Some poo thrown at the glass enclosure? Then you go watch the seal show and get a t shirt. Or get some stuffed animal monkeys, the plush kind. Who the hell goes to the jungle?”
“So what now? Think she will sue?”
“No, it's all golden. If she was phobic before, she really has got it now in spades. I'm going to schedule her for three times a week. How can her insurance complain about that? All she has to do is say “Look at the monkey bites!” She's good for two or three years on that...”
Classic! I'm giggling like a fiend at this thread today. lol
Thai names crack me up.
Call an African “Bush Meat” dealer - they know what to do with monkey problem situations.
Reminds me of a Kissinger quote
Never back away from a monkey!
I would know. I pounce when folks back away from me, too.
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