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Long Bay jail escapee arrested in Sydney
AAP
A male prisoner who escaped Sydney's Long Bay jail while dressed in a high-visibility vest has been found.
David Mellis was reported missing from a minimum security area after a head count at about 11am on Wednesday.
But the 50-year-old didn't get far, with NSW Police arresting him at Woolloomooloo - 13 kilometres north of the facility - before 1pm on Thursday.
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