patient steals an ambulance and escapes from psychiatric hospital in costa rica

San José, 18 sep (EFE).-a patient in a hospital psychiatric of Costa Rica today stole an ambulance and he escaped from the Medical Center, however, she was arrested hours later, sources today officers.

the ambulance is owned by the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) and arrived at the State National Psychiatric Hospital, in sector West of San José, to admit a patient coming from the province of Puntarenas (Pacific).

Medical Center informed the local media that the driver left keys inside the vehicle and fell to deliver some documents, what another patient took the opportunity to climb to the ambulance and escape from the place.

following a police deployment, the security forces said that one hour after the flight located the ambulance a few miles from the hospital, and the woman inside in good condition of health.

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