© WikipediaClinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York.
The prisoners, identified as Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, used "an elaborate plot" to escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York governor Andrew Cuomo said.
"A search revealed that there was a hole cut out of the back of the cell through which these inmates escaped," acting state corrections commissioner Anthony Annuci said during a Saturday news conference.
"They went onto a catwalk which is about six stories high. We estimate they climbed down and had power tools and were able to get out of this facility through tunnels, cutting away at several spots," he added.
The two convicts, who had adjoining cells, were discovered missing on Saturday morning during a bed check.
A major security concern is that the Canadian border is only 32 kilometers (20 miles) from the prison. Police have set up road blocks and are using bloodhounds and aerial surveillance in their search.
Officials have described the two convicts as "dangerous individuals" and instructed people not to approach them.
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