Richard Matt, 48, and fellow inmate David Sweat, 34, escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora June 6.

A witness saw the men walking along a railroad line near the Town of Friendship Saturday, according to a release from New York State Police.

Reports said the two were spotted walking near a rail yard in the town of Erwin June 13. They were seen near the town of Lindley, near the Pennsylvania border the next day, according to WGRZ.

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