Once on the roof, they began their descent to the ground, using a makeshift rope made of bed sheets. The icy winds and thick fog made every step treacherous.
Raja, a seasoned con, had been studying the guards' routines and the prison's layout. He teamed up with two other inmates, Vijay and Kumar, who had been digging a tunnel in their cell.
Alcatraz Island, also known as "The Rock," is a former maximum-security federal prison located in San Francisco Bay. It operated from 1934 to 1963, and during that time, there were several escape attempts, but only one successful escape in 1962. Three inmates, Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin, and John Anglin, disappeared on June 11, 1962, and were never found or identified as deceased.