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Deputies found inmate who escaped from a Carson hospital

Empty Bed in the room hospital
Empty Bed in the room hospital
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Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies found an inmate who escaped from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Carson Tuesday, authorities said.

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The inmate was being treated for an injury at the hospital when he fled, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said just after 10 a.m. By 10:40 a.m., the department confirmed deputies were still searching for him.


Just before 11 a.m., deputies found the inmate, authorities said.

Earlier, deputies were searching a nearby construction site, according to the sheriff's department.

Aerial footage at the time showed multiple patrol cars just outside the site.

No other details have been released.

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