Prisoners escape jail in hijacked helicopter
The Canadian prisoners were later hunted down and recaptured after ditching the hijacked chopper and attempting to flee in Quebec.
Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau, 36, was recaptured initially while and Danny Provencal, 33, barricaded himself in a building and was surrounded by police before being detained.
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Hide AdA radio station in Montreal said it had received a call from a man claiming to be Hudon-Barbeau, telling the broadcaster that he was ready to die as he was hunted by police.
It was claimed that the helicopter had been hijacked from a tour company. Police found the chopper over 50 miles away from the prison and the pilot, who is being treated as a witness, was taken to hospital to be treated for shock.