Escape from Dannemora: A Timeline of Events [Video]

June 5, 2015 48-year-old Richard Matt & 34-year-old David Sweat escape from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora. Authorities say the pair apparently used power tools to drill their way through cells and created a series of tunnels. A note containing what appears to be a crude caricature that says “Have a Nice Day” is left on the pipe that the pair cut through. Officials say the pair completed their escape by exiting through a manhole cover. June 6 – Day 1 of ManhuntGov Andrew Cuomo travels to Dannemora to tour the prison. He calls the escape “extraordinary”. Roadblocks are set up across Dannemora as police begin a manhunt.June 7 – Day 2 A massive manhunt continues to find the two convicted killers. Residents in Dannemora say they’ve never seen anything like it before. State police hold a briefing and announce more than 250 police and corrections officers are participating in …