Overview

• He escaped from Traunstein hospital’s emergency department on May 31 while there for a right thigh operation.
• Police deployed patrol cars, a helicopter and K9 units in a large-scale search across the Traunstein district.
• A witness spotted the 1.82–1.84 m tall fugitive riding a black bicycle in Bernau am Chiemsee wearing a red shirt and Crocs.
• Officers used the description to detain the 35-year-old in Rosenheim’s city centre on Sunday afternoon.
• Authorities have returned him to custody and confirm he posed no danger to the public.