Inmate flees from RIH emergency room, quickly re-apprehended

May 8, 2017 | 2:18 PM

KAMLOOPS — RCMP have an inmate back in custody after she tried to flee from officers during a medical checkup at Royal Inland Hospital.

Police say the woman was getting checked at the emergency department during the noon hour today when officers had to respond to an unrelated incident.

The woman took off, and police brought in extra officers and the canine unit to find her.

Investigators say the woman was corralled within an hour.