RCMP searching for 2 men gone from jail

Two prisoners are unaccounted for at Pê Sâkâstêw Centre - a minimum security facility in Hobbema.

Corrections workers noticed they were gone around 10:30 Friday night.

A spokesperson for Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) said prison staff have notified Red Deer RCMP about the escape and warrants have been issued for their arrest.

Simon Erwin Cardinal, 20, is described as six feet one inch tall, with brown eyes and black hair. He has a tattoo on his left hand.

Cody Joseph McIntosh, 29, is five feet eleven inches tall, also with brown eyes and black hair. McIntosh has tattoos on his left arm, upper back and right forearm.

Anyone who has information on the whereabouts of the men is asked to contact police.