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Alcatraz Escape — Part 11

151 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jul 17, 1962 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Alcatraz Escape · 150 pages OCR'd
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{ro body was clothed in "dirty white" appearing full-length trousers. 4 He stated that he could tell that the body had full-length trouser IL an nmantannddi«d bhawnan fh haadwy arA hae wavtd ha /~ ee er oe eaten am fl. wees A Bince the waves would occasionally tounce the body and ne would o& 1. able to see the legs and the trousers covering them as they es S/D down into the water. He immediately gave eee t 2A FN perme who was standing on the deck with him and also identified it as a drowned body. Por trousers similar to that worn by the escapees were shown to He stated that he was aware the blue-white type prison garment would bleach in the salt water and sun and could “ become almost white. He stated that the body he saw floating could “well have had prison garb trousers on it, however, he did not make a close enough inspection to make any determination, the "SS NOREFJELL", a Norwegian ship under the sponsorship of the 510 Furness, Withy ished the same in- on as did of the "SS NOREFJELL." game descr fe) e body and trousers as did as also shown portions of trousers similar to those tne her B2easnmaacn Un alten vatimtaaesraAd that ha waa aware that VF hk RY Wehbe Ge hte GLEE he he oo il ek be ee ad Vise ane wea WY lee ee Westie this prison type garment would bleach almost white in the salt water, and that the body he saw floating could well have had prison garb trousers on it, however, he did not make a close enough inspection to make any determination. 7] on Octover 19, 1952 QIAN coroner, for Sen $72 Francisco City and County, 850 Bryant, advise is possible that 1) the body seen floating on July 17, 1962, some five weeks 28% prisoners escaped, could be that of one of the escapees. stated that it would indeed be remote if any body would float after a two month period, however, this reported incident was well under that more or less time limit. . — = 32 = 15S
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