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Police seek prisoner Yenchun Chen who escaped from Manhattan hospital

By CBS New York Team

/ CBS New York

DOC searching for prisoner who escaped from Gramercy Park hospital

NEW YORK -- New York City investigators are searching for an escaped prisoner.

Officials say 44-year-old Yenchun Chen was arrested on July 31 for possession of a controlled substance.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Beth Israel in Gramercy Park on Friday to receive medical care.

Officials say Chen escaped from the hospital around 4:40 p.m. Wednesday.

The Department of Correction and NYPD are working together to locate and apprehend him.

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