Video: Heavy Miami Beach Police Presence at Mount Sinai Medical Center During Search for Possible Escaped Prisoner

Heavy Miami Beach Police activity was reported at Mount Sinai Medical Center Thursday afternoon as officers searched the area following reports of a possible escaped prisoner.

Video from the scene showed multiple police units positioned across the hospital campus, officers appearing to inspect vehicles leaving the medical center, and helicopters circling overhead.

Police had earlier established a perimeter around the hospital and urged people to avoid the area while the search was underway.

As of the latest available update, authorities had not publicly confirmed that the individual had been captured, and no official identification or details about how the person may have escaped had been released.

The circumstances remain under investigation, with a significant law-enforcement presence continuing around the hospital area.