From the Bracebridge OPP and Correctional Service Canada
UPDATE: The inmates are back in custody.
Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is conducting a search for two inmates who are at large from Beaver Creek Institute in Gravenhurst, ON.
On February 19, 2025 at 7:15 p.m. Bracebridge OPP responded to a report from Beaver Creek Institute-Minimum in Gravenhurst, ON that two inmates, 68-year-old Michael KARAS and 70-year-old Jay SEDORE, were unaccounted for during a scheduled head count at dinner and have not yet been located. Video surveillance provided some information and police are looking for a grey sedan that picked the men up at approximately 1:00 p.m.
Jay Sedore measures 170 cm (5’7”) in height and weighs 70 kg (155 lbs). The inmate has a fair complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. The inmate is currently serving an indeterminate sentence for first degree murder.
Michael Karas measures 178 cms (5’10) in height and weighs 76 kgs (178 lbs). The inmate has fair completion, grey hair and brown eyes. The inmate is serving a 15 year, 6 month, 10 day sentence for Robbery, Forcible Confinement and Use Imitation Firearm.
The investigation is ongoing and police are working closely with Beaver Creek Institution to locate the inmates.
Members of the public are encouraged to be vigilante and report any suspicious activity to Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or if the situation is urgent, you may call 9-1-1.
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