Police have arrested five of the prisoners in Western Australia yesterday, while five others are still at large, the 9news reported on July 25.
At about 04:30 local time, police were informed of a riot in Greenough prison near Geraldton and rushed to the prison.
When the police arrived at the prison, they found that ten prisoners had escaped. Among them, 5 fugitives were immediately arrested and detained, while the other 5 are still at large.
The first line is Darryl Councillor, Devon Comeagin, Bradley Silvester, from left to right, the second line from left to right is Brendan Bartley, Alan McDonald image: Supplied
The five escaped prisoners are 35-year-old Bradley Silvester, 28-year-old Alan McDonald, 23-year-old Devon Comeagin, 22-year-old Brendan Bartley, 18-year-old Darryl Councillor,.
Yesterday night, police requested support to hunt down another five escaped prisoners. Local police are searching west-central Western Australia, and support teams will spread out to other locations.
"Western Australian police are channelling police from Perth and local police stations to support the hunt," a previous statement said.
Geraldton 400 kilometer (s) from Perth
When the prisoner escaped yesterday afternoon, smoke came out of the prison. Residents nearby said they heard shouts, someone was speaking with a loudspeaker and a searchlight was shining.
Western Australian police released an emergency video online last night reminding the public to be safe.
"residents must have good doors and windows, and drivers driving in the area must lock the doors."
"We will keep track of the prisoners and keep the news up to date."
Authorities have not yet identified how prisoners escaped from heavily guarded prison cells, prompting the public to pay extra attention to their own safety-residents and drivers must lock doors and windows.
Greenough Prison Photo: 9NEWS
Police prompt local residents to lock doors and windows photo: 9NEWS
It is understood that there are both male and female prisoners in the prison, the level of security in each cell from high to low.
