A search is underway after a prisoner under the supervision of Corrective Services officers escaped from Port Macquarie Base Hospital on Sunday morning (August 25).
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Just before 8am, police responded following reports a prisoner, who was being treated under guard by officers from Corrective Services NSW, had escaped from the hospital.
On arrival, officers from Mid North Coast Police District were told one of the guards discharged a warning shot from his firearm during the escape.
A large-scale search involving local police, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, the Dog Unit and PolAir, is now underway for 28-year-old, Matthew Furner.
He was last seen running west from the Oxley Highway near Lake Road. Members of the community are urged to avoid the area at this time.
Matthew Furner is described as being of Caucasian appearance, 180cm tall, with a slim build and a shaved head with a rat's tail. He was last seen wearing prison greens (t-shirt and tracksuit pants).
Police are urging the community not to approach him if sighted, instead they should contact Triple Zero (000) immediately.