A 23-year-old inmate escaped from Norway鈥檚 Bast酶y Prison by stealing a surfboard and a toy spade, which he used to paddle nearly two miles,聽Norweigian-English news source聽.
Bast酶y, located on a聽642-acre island, offers an alternative approach to prison, complete with unbarred windows and opportunities for outdoor recreation, including fishing, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. The inmate, who鈥檇 been serving time for rape and narcotics, snuck out of a window, stole an old surfboard and toy shovel, and paddled to the聽mainland. He abandoned the board at the shore of Horten, a town in southeastern Norway, and has not been seen since.