Search underway for escaped inmate in Saskatchewan

Albert Mckay is currently serving a sentence of 3 years, 2 months, and 20 days for break and enter and assault. (Correctional Service Canada)

A search is underway after a 30-year-old inmate escaped from Willow Cree Healing Lodge on Saturday evening.

According to Correctional Service Canada (CSC), at around 9:45 p.m., staff members at the minimum-security federal institution discovered that Albert Mckay was not accounted for.

The CSC then contacted the Rosthern detachment of the RCMP.

Mckay is described as being 183 cm (6′) tall, weighing 111 kg (244 lbs), with a medium complexion, brown eyes, and brown hair.

He is currently serving a sentence of 3 years, 2 months, and 20 days for break and enter and assault.

The CSC says it’s investigating the circumstances surrounding the escape and is working with the police to locate Mckay.

Anyone with information on Mckay’s whereabouts is asked to contact police immediately.

Willow Cree Healing Lodge is located around 90 kilometres north of Saskatoon.