Three prisoners behind bars for serious crimes are on the run after escaping from a north Queensland prison.
Trent Darby Ryan, 34, Daimien Gary Richard Izzard, 28 and Dallas Wayne Quakawoot, 22 escaped from the Townsville Correctional Center on Wednesday.
Police and corrective services officers have launched a desperate manhunt for the refugees.
Ryan is serving a 15-month prison sentence for assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Trent Darby Ryan, 34, is one of three inmates who escaped from the Townsville Correctional Center on Wednesday
Izzard will serve two and a half years for driving under the influence of alcohol or other substances.
Quakawoot was sentenced to four years in prison for armed robbery.
If you see these men, do not approach them and contact Triple Zero.
Ryan is 175 cm tall, mEdium build, dark skin color with brown eyes and black hair.
He also has a number of distinctive tattoos, including his surname on his chest, a teardrop on his left eye, an Aboriginal flag on his left hand and a spider web on his right hand.
Daimien Gary Richard Izzard, 28, and Dallas Wayne Quakawoot, 22, are also on the run
Izzard is 172 cm tall, medium build, light skin tone, light brown eyes and brown hair. He also has many striking tattoos.
Quakawoot is 171 cm tall, medium build, brown skin color, brown eyes and black hair. He has a cross tattoo on his wrist.
Anyone with more information about the whereabouts of the men can also call Policelink or Crime Stoppers.
