WANTED: Inmates escape from Ontario prison [Video]

Provincial police say they are searching for two inmates with “violent criminal history” after they escaped from a prison in the Muskoka Region on Wednesday.

Police say two men, aged 68 and 70, fled in a grey sedan that picked them up around 1 p.m. from the federal Beaver Creek Institution in Gravenhurst, Ont.

Correctional Service of Canada says staff members first noticed the two were missing during a 6:30 p.m. count.

The agency says the 70-year-old man is currently serving an indeterminate sentence for first-degree murder.

It says the 68-year-old man is serving a 15-year sentence for robbery, forcible confinement and using an imitation firearm.

Police have released photos and descriptions of the inmates and they’re asking anyone with information on their whereabouts to contact the OPP.

The force is warning the public not to approach the inmates if they spot them.

Correctional Service of Canada spokesperson Mike Shrider …