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Dramatic drone footage captured the moment an escaped inmate was caught in the woods after being on the run for several hours in Michigan.

Career criminal Casie Jo Helsel, 44, broke out of the Crawford County Jail in Grayling, Michigan at around 1:30 p.m. Monday, sparking a massive, multi-agency manhunt, the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Casie Jo Helsel, 44, escaped from the Crawford County Jail in Grayling, Michigan at around 1:30 p.m. Monday. Crawford County Sheriff's Office/Facebook

Investigators believed Helsel — who ditched his orange prison jumpsuit and was last seen in white underwear — had escaped to a nearby swamp less than a mile away from the jail.

The sheriff’s office engaged the help of state police to hunt the escapee down, who reportedly had a history of running away from authorities.

Michigan State Police used a thermal drone to track Helsel down in nearby swampland.…