Pet Monkey Rescued After Leaving Indiana Campsite and Getting Leash Stuck in Tree

A pet monkey that escaped her owners at an Indiana campground this week got her leash caught in a tree and had to be rescued by firefighters, officials said.

The Orange County Rural District 1 Fire Department said crews responded to the Patoka Lake Campgrounds in French Lick shortly before midnight on Tuesday to help rescue the monkey, along with personnel from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

"Curious George decided to leave camp and go for a late night stroll," the fire department wrote on Facebook alongside photos of the adventurous monkey. But unlike Curious George, the primate star of numerous beloved children's books, this female monkey would be more aptly named Curious Georgina.

"During her adventure she managed to get her leash tangled in a branch approximately 30-35 feet up in a tree," the fire department said.

Photos show the monkey perched on a high branch, which appears to have her black leash wrapped around it.

Thanks to "quick planning" from the first units to arrive at the scene, a rescue plan was established. Responders made just "a few strategic cuts" and safely lowered the monkey back down to the campsite.

Another photo shows the monkey reunited with her happy owner, perched on the woman's shoulders and nuzzling her head.

—TMX contributed to this report