The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/AutomaticInfluence64 on 2024-10-08 17:48:48.

Original Title: TIL about Pascal Payet who escaped prison 3 times. On Oct 12, 2001 his friends collected him from a roof with a hijacked copter. In 2003 he returned via helicopter to help 3 more prisoners escape. After being captured again, he escaped two more times, both via helicopter.