Authorities are still searching for Yenchun Chen after he jumped out a fifth floor window and rappelled down Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City to evade Department of Correction authorities, according to police. Yenchun Chen, 44, was supposedly taking a shower when he made his escape about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. PHOTO: Yenchun Chen, 44, allegedly escaped from Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan, N.Y., on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. A man taken into custody earlier this afternoon in New Jersey turned out to be someone other than the escaped prisoner, police said. Police still searching for prisoner who escaped from NYC hospital originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News August 10, 2023 16:00 UTC