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Search for escaped state hospital patient ends

LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police searched for an escaped state hospital patient who went missing near Dickson City.

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Troopers were looking for 24-year-old Britney Vandervort who is a patient at Clarks Summit State Hospital and allegedly escaped.

According to state police, Vandervort entered the office to check in for a scheduled medical appointment in Dickson City, and shortly after she fled the premises.

Vandervort has since been found safely.