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The Sun
10 hours ago
- The Sun
Watch moment lag gets STUCK upside down in jail wall after bungling desperate escape from prison
THIS is the bizarre moment an inmate found himself waist-deep - after a bungled escape attempt. Alan Leandro da Silva, 32, can be seen awkwardly wedged in his cell wall as a firefighter drills through the concrete around his torso. 5 5 Bizarre footage shows Alan resting his upper body on a blue chair while fire officers try to free him from the cell wall at the prison in Rio Branco. His shirtless back, marked by a large demon tattoo, was strained from hanging down over the floor. It also appears to be injured, with visible grazes and bloody wounds shown in the video. Officers said they had to be extra careful not to injure his upper body during the drilling process. Alan attempted to make his escape through the rugged hole while the guards were distracted. But he appears to have underestimated the size of his escape hole - or his body - soon finding himself stuck waist-deep inside the wall. After wardens noticed 'strange movement' in the cell on Monday, they called firefighters for help. Officers carefully extracted the inmate, who was freed unharmed. A fire department spokesperson said: "According to the inmate's own account, the hole was dug for two days using a nail and a broomstick. "However, during the escape attempt, he was trapped inside the opening. "In view of the situation, Criminal Police called the Fire Department to carry out the rescue. 5 Bumbling 'arsonists' who try to set fire to a house accidentally set their getaway car ablaze as they try to escape "After thorough work, the rescue team was able to successfully release the victim, who was safely handed over to the Criminal Police team that was already on standby at the scene." The man was given first aid before being sent back to his cell. Jail officials have yet to explain how the man obtained the tools or how the large hole in the wall went unnoticed. It comes as a trio of would-be arsonists accidentally torched their own getaway car. Security footage from southern Australia shows a clumsy man dousing the front of a house with a liquid - before his escape plan goes up in flames. Meanwhile, a bungling crew member activated a jet's emergency slide by mistake - putting it out of service and delaying hundreds of passengers. The gaffe, which took place on a BA flight in January, cost the airline £100,000.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Daily Mail
The not-so-great escape: Moment inmate is found wedged in a concrete wall and has to be dug out after spending two days trying to tunnel out of his cell
This is the moment an inmate was found wedged in a concrete wall during a bungled escape attempt in Brazil. Alan Leandro da Silva, 29, reportedly spent two days using tools to dig the opening which had gone unnoticed in his cell at the prison in Rio Branco, Acre. Believing the hole he had carved was wide enough, da Silva appears to have sensed freedom and tried to slip through - only to find himself quickly lodged in the concrete. Guards foiled the attempted escape after seeing movement in the man's cell on Monday, June 16, before calling firefighters to help free him. The astonishing footage shows the inmate, whose upper body had started to strain from dangling over the floor, being drilled out of the wall from behind by rescuers. With tattoos on his back, the 32-year-old can be seen leaning on a blue chair with the concrete gripped around his torso. Officers said they had to be careful not to injure him as he was shirtless, and managed to extract the prisoner unharmed. A fire department spokesman said: 'According to the inmate's own account, the hole was dug for two days using a nail and a broomstick. 'However, during the escape attempt, he was trapped inside the opening. 'In view of the situation, Criminal Police called the Fire Department to carry out the rescue. 'After thorough work, the rescue team was able to successfully release the victim who was safely handed over to the Criminal Police team that was already on standby at the scene.' Local reports say the man was quizzed by officers who are investigating the escape attempt and the damage caused to public property. Prison officials did not clarify how the man came to acquire the tools or how the hole in the wall went unnoticed. He was also given first aid before being hauled back into his cell which he shares with other inmates, who according to local reports, assisted him.
