A prisoner police consider dangerous is on the loose after he escaped during a visit to the hospital.
Two escaped prisoners have been captured after two days on the run in Townsville.
Barry Kenneth Bloomfield was at Rockhampton Hospital on Saturday when he managed to escape Queensland Corrective Services custody.
Police are looking for escaped prisoner Barry Bloomfield in Far North Queensland. Picture: QLD Police
Police say he escaped from a Rockhampton Hospital. Picture: Supplied.
He is currently serving two years and six months for assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Bloomfield is described as being 176cm tall, weighing 86 kilograms with a medium build and dark complexion.
He had brown eyes and black hair and several tattoos, including a clown face on his chest and right hand and names tattooed on his outer and inner forearm.
A prisoner has escaped while visiting the Rockhampton Hospital. Picture: Google
Police are appealing to the public for any information after the man escaped the Rockhampton Hospital. Picture: Google
Barry Bloomfield left the facility on foot, according to Police. Picture: Queensland Police.
He also has scarring on his left foot.
Police are warning people not to approach Bloomfield if anyone sees him but instead contact police immediately by calling triple-0.