Sask. RCMP looking for man who escaped from Willow Cree Healing Lodge

Saskatchewan RCMP is looking for a prisoner who escaped from Willow Cree Healing Lodge near Duck Lake on Saturday.

In a news release on March 2, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) said staff at the lodge, a minimum security federal institution, found Albert Mckay missing around 9:45 p.m. on March 1.

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CSC said Mckay is 30 years old, about 6-foot and weighs 244 lbs. He has a medium complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. No photo was provided.

The service said Mckay is currently serving a sentence of around three years for break and entering and assault.

CSC added it is working with the police to locate Mckay and anyone with any information is asked to call Saskatchewan RCMP at 310-RCMP, their local police service or to inform Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at saskcrimestoppers.com.

CSC says on its website that the lodge is located on the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation’ about 6.2 kilometres west of Duck Lake on Highway 212. It has capacity for 80 prisoners.

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