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British tourist bitten by monkey on Phuket

British tourist bitten by monkey on Phuket

PHUKET: A 51-year-old British tourist was taken to hospital yesterday (May 31) after he was bitten by a monkey around 2.20pm.


By Suthicha Sirirat

Sunday 1 June 2014 04:44 PM


Martin was bitten by a monkey yesterday.

Martin was bitten by a monkey yesterday.

The man, known only as Martin, was at the Khoa Tor Sae Viewpoint on Radar Hill in Phuket Town with a friend when he was bitten by a monkey he tried to feed.

Martin was sent to Bangkok Hospital Phuket for treatment for his wounds.

Tourists are advised against feeding monkeys in the area.