A MANHUNT was launched today after two prisoners serving lengthy terms absconded from Hollesley Bay prison.

A MANHUNT was launched today after two prisoners serving lengthy terms absconded from Hollesley Bay prison.

Paul Anthony Fleet, 39, and Terry Glynn Waterman, 38, were both discovered missing at 7.45am today after last being seen at about 8pm yesterday.

Fleet was serving five years for wounding with intent while Waterman had been jailed for eight years for robbery.

Suffolk police warned anyone who spotted either of the pair not to approach them but to alert officers immediately by dialling 999.

Fleet was described as white, 5ft 11in tall, with dark hair, brown eyes, a think face and numerous tattoos. He was understood to have connections to the Thetford area of Norfolk.

Waterman, who has connections to Tilbury in Essex, is white, 5ft 11in tall, of medium build, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone who has seen them or has information about where they are now should call Suffolk police on 01473 613500 or contact their nearest police station.