Escape at medical facility puts Brewer schools on secure status

BREWER, Maine (WABI) — A person in involuntary custody at a Brewer medical facility escaped staff and ran into the woods near Dirigo Drive Wednesday, prompting schools to go into secure status.

Brewer police say multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing the person in the area. Multiple agencies joined the search, including a K-9 team.

The person was later found and returned to the facility.