“When you look at how it was done, it was extraordinary,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo.\u00a0 “You look at the precision of the operation, it was truly extraordinary…it was elaborate, it was sophisticated.\u00a0 So this was not easily accomplished”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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<\/a>Step One: Here\u2019s how the inmates escaped their cell. All photos: Office of Gov. Cuomo<\/p><\/div>\n
Step One<\/strong>:\u00a0 First, Richard Matt and David Sweat dug a hole through a wall of their cell that was partially concealed behind a bunk-bed, leaving dummies in their places to fool guards who were doing headcounts.\u00a0 The ruse wasn’t discovered until just before 6 am Saturday morning.\u00a0 “This morning, we noticed…the two cells which were adjoining each other were empty,” said Acting Corrections Commissioner Anthony Annucci, speaking outside the prison.<\/p>\n Step Two: They emerged onto this catwalk, where the inmates apparently had access to power tools.<\/p><\/div>\n Step Two<\/strong>:\u00a0 From there, the two men “went onto a catwalk which is about six stories high,” Annucci\u00a0said.\u00a0 “We estimate they climbed down and had power tools and were able to get out of this facility through tunnels, cutting their way in several spots.”<\/p>\n Step Three: The men navigated non-secure parts of the prison.<\/p><\/div>\n Step Three<\/strong>:\u00a0 The men apparently had the information needed to navigate a series of utility tunnels, cutting their way through at least one metal wall as they made their way through the facility’s non-secure areas.\u00a0 Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday toured a part of the path that the men followed.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>