Well then, what is it? According to officials at Western State Hospital a third patient who left the grounds without authorization is not considered an escape, but a walkaway.
In the wake of two 'dangerous' inhabitants of the Western State Mental Hospital near Lakewood crawling out of a window the other night, now another person has 'walked away' from the facility, and they remain at large!
You may recall March 25th we reported about how a family of three was likely saved by an alert driver who saw their house becoming engulfed in flames near North Yost and Canal in Kennewick.
Oregon correctional authorities are searching for an inmate who apparently escaped from a work crew while working near the Finley Buttes Landfill Wednesday morning. (SEE BELOW FOR LATEST DETAILS)