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| New York prison escape: state troopers search cabin as manhunt continues | New York prison escape: state troopers search cabin as manhunt continues |
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| Related: New York prison escape: how a bullet hole and grape gin led to Richard Matt | Related: New York prison escape: how a bullet hole and grape gin led to Richard Matt |
| New York state troopers with guns drawn were seen searching a cabin in Malone on Sunday as officers from several state and federal agencies continued their search for the surviving murderer who escaped from a maximum-security prison more than three weeks ago. | New York state troopers with guns drawn were seen searching a cabin in Malone on Sunday as officers from several state and federal agencies continued their search for the surviving murderer who escaped from a maximum-security prison more than three weeks ago. |
| A steady rain continued as police dogs and their handlers pushed through dense woods checking hunting camps and following up on tips after an overnight search revealed no new signs of David Sweat. | A steady rain continued as police dogs and their handlers pushed through dense woods checking hunting camps and following up on tips after an overnight search revealed no new signs of David Sweat. |
| About 1,200 searchers continued to focus on 22 square miles around where Sweat’s fellow escapee, Richard Matt, was shot dead by officers on Friday. | About 1,200 searchers continued to focus on 22 square miles around where Sweat’s fellow escapee, Richard Matt, was shot dead by officers on Friday. |
| The two fled the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, about 30 miles away, on 6 June. They used power tools to cut their way out and had been on the run for just short of three weeks when Matt was found and shot dead on Friday. Some local reports on Sunday said he may have been drunk when found. One clue which led to his discovery was an opened bottle of grape gin in a cabin. | The two fled the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, about 30 miles away, on 6 June. They used power tools to cut their way out and had been on the run for just short of three weeks when Matt was found and shot dead on Friday. Some local reports on Sunday said he may have been drunk when found. One clue which led to his discovery was an opened bottle of grape gin in a cabin. |
| A coroner who examined Matt’s body, however, said he had been eating and drinking during his time on the run, was fittingly dressed for the outdoors and largely unassailed by the swarms of bugs present in the woods. | |
| Franklin County coroner Brian Langdon said on Sunday that Matt was in good physical shape until his fatal confrontation with authorities. He declined to say how many times Matt was shot but said the cause of death was multiple trauma. The coroner said the results of toxicology reports were several weeks away. | |
| Langdon said Matt’s body was clean and he may have even showered and shaved in the time since his escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility on 6 June. | |
| In the search for Sweat, officers scoured the dense and boggy woods in northern New York overnight. Others carrying rifles manned checkpoints and examined vehicles, opening trucks and peering into windows. | |
| Franklin County sheriff Kevin Mulverhill said late on Saturday more tips had poured in earlier in the day, and he was optimistic Sweat would be captured, perhaps within 48 hours. | Franklin County sheriff Kevin Mulverhill said late on Saturday more tips had poured in earlier in the day, and he was optimistic Sweat would be captured, perhaps within 48 hours. |
| Mulverhill said residents were concerned that Sweat was on the loose and deputies were responding to anyone who wants their cabins checked. He said he thought it would “be one of those phone calls that turns this case around”. | Mulverhill said residents were concerned that Sweat was on the loose and deputies were responding to anyone who wants their cabins checked. He said he thought it would “be one of those phone calls that turns this case around”. |
| “Anyone in the woods and on the run from the law so to speak is not getting a full eight hours sleep, they’re not eating well and they have to keep moving,” Mulverhill said. “He’s fatigued, tired, and he’s going to make a mistake.” | “Anyone in the woods and on the run from the law so to speak is not getting a full eight hours sleep, they’re not eating well and they have to keep moving,” Mulverhill said. “He’s fatigued, tired, and he’s going to make a mistake.” |
| Sweat could have an even tougher time now without someone to take turns resting with and to watch his back, Clinton County sheriff David Favro said. | Sweat could have an even tougher time now without someone to take turns resting with and to watch his back, Clinton County sheriff David Favro said. |
| “Now it’s a one-man show and it makes it more difficult for him,” Favro said. “And I’m sure fatigue is setting in for him as well, knowing the guy he was with has already been shot.” | “Now it’s a one-man show and it makes it more difficult for him,” Favro said. “And I’m sure fatigue is setting in for him as well, knowing the guy he was with has already been shot.” |