Patient Escapes From Psychiatric Hospital

SEATTLE (AP) — Police say a patient who was with a group being escorted by staff at Washington's largest psychiatric hospital escaped for a period of time on Monday.

Lakewood Police Lt. Chris Lawlor says the patient went missing from Western State Hospital at about 1:45 p.m. The 31-year-old male patient was with a group of about eight patients.

Hospital staff discovered that the patient was missing when they reached their destination.

Hospital security began a search and he was taken into custody at about 3:05 p.m. and returned to the hospital.