Dramatic drone footage captured the second an escaped inmate was caught in the woods after being on the run for several hours in Michigan. 

Career legal Casie Jo Helsel, 44, broke out of the Crawford County Jail in Grayling, Michigan at around 1:30 p.m. Monday, sparking a large, multi-agency manhunt, the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office announced. 

Casie Jo Helsel, 44, escaped from the Crawford County Jail in Grayling, Michigan at around 1:30 p.m. Monday. Crawford County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook

Investigators believed Helsel — who ditched his orange jail jumpsuit and was last seen in white underwear — had escaped to a close by swamp less than a mile away from the jail.

The sheriff’s workplace engaged the assist of state police to hunt the escapee down, who reportedly had a historical past of working away from authorities.

Michigan State Police used a thermal drone to monitor Helsel down in close by swampland. Michigan State Police/Facebook

In a 43-second clip of the seize mission posted by the Michigan State Police, several officers and Ok-9 models were seen on drone footage trekking all through the wooded space attempting to monitor down Helsel. 

“He’s ran on us several times and his M.O. is to hunker down, whether it be in the water, under a dock or on a stream on the edge and just wait ‘til night,” a member of the aviation group says in the footage.

Using thermal expertise to monitor motion, the aerial operator directs the officers on the floor towards Helsel. 

“There’s a big pile of like brush and junk and probably another 25, 30 yards. You guys should be getting pretty close, probably about 10 feet,” the operator says.

At one level, the operator notes that Helsel is “kind of buried in there.”

“He’s ran on us several times and his M.O. is to hunker down, whether it be in the water, under a dock or on a stream on the edge and just wait ‘til night,” an officer says. Michigan State Police/Facebook

“You guys are surrounding him, good, everything’s looking good, about five, six feet,” the aviation officer says. “You guys are almost standing on top of it, what we’re seeing heat-wise underneath the wood pile.”

Toward the finish of the clip, the floor groups find Helsel hiding beneath wooden and particles and take him into custody.

“We got him. We got him,” the operator announces.

Helsel was captured by police just before 4 p.m. hiding beneath wooden and particles in the Grayling Country Club swamp. Michigan State Police/Facebook

The sheriff’s workplace confirmed that Helsel was captured just before 4 p.m. — less than two-and-a-half hours after he broke out of jail.

Investigators believe Helsel escaped through a door that was left propped open, WPBN reported, citing Sheriff Ryan Swope.

The door is used by these working for and with the jail, transporting objects in and out of the facility, according to the sheriff’s workplace.

However, authorities do not believe the particular person who left the door open did so to assist Helsel break out of jail. 

It’s unclear if Helsel was slapped with extra prices now that he’s back in the clink after his escape.  Michigan State Police/Facebook

The runaway has a prolonged rap sheet courting back over twenty years that consists of drug possession, obstruction of justice, unlawfully driving a motorized vehicle and fleeing from police prices, according to on-line legal data.

It’s unclear if Helsel was slapped with extra prices now that he’s back in the clink after his nice escape. 

The sheriff’s workplace will launch a detailed assessment into how Helsel escaped and make coverage modifications to guarantee it doesn’t occur again, the outlet reported.