The escaped inmate completely buried himself in sand and was not visible, authorities said.
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Officials say a police dog tracked down an escaped Clark County inmate who completely buried himself in sand.
Clark County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Dave Nelson says police dog Apollo tracked 44-year-old Cory Cunningham after he climbed over the Clark County Jail’s work-center fence in Vancouver, Wash., Thursday afternoon.
Nelson says Apollo and a Clark County sheriff’s deputy tracked Cunningham for 45 minutes before finding him nearby, where he had completely buried himself in sand under some bushes.
Cunningham was taken to a hospital for treatment, then back to jail, where he faces escape charges.