So someone reported two men walking down a rural road, and when spotted they ran into the woods. The town is less than ten miles from the Canadian border - what are the chances that it's more common than reported that men are seen walking around in rural areas like this near the Canadian border? Newsflash is that the southern border is not the only porous one in this country...
I think these guys split up. They didn't tell each other where they were headed, either. They wouldn't mastermind this escape to stay close by in the area, so count me in as very surprised if they are - I just think if they're smart enough to meticulously plan this breakout they should be smart enough not to stand around on top of the manhole, look at each other and say "uh, now what?" Get as far away as you can as fast as you can. If power tools were used from the outside in, then there was clothing, money, and fake ID's waiting somewhere.