Longwood Gardens to reopen Thursday after being closed due to Danelo Cavalcante search
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (CBS) -- After temporarily closing its gates due to the Chester County escaped prisoner, Danelo Cavalcante, Longwood Gardens has decided to reopen Thursday. The search is currently on its seventh day.
The Chester County garden center announced the news in a tweet Wednesday just after 5 p.m.
The announcement comes just two days after Cavalcante was spotted on surveillance cameras at Longwood Gardens twice on Monday night. Authorities shared the update and surveillance images Tuesday in their investigation update.
Cavalcante was seen on the same surveillance camera twice at Longwood Gardens once at 8:21 p.m. and again at 9:33 p.m. Monday night, Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said.
Longwood Gardens was first closed back on Saturday, Sept. 2 and has been closed since. The Chester County garden center communicated its closing protocols daily with the public over social media and through their website.
Longwood Gardens provided an additional statement on its website regarding the decision to open after the search for Cavalcante has shifted areas.
"Update on Escaped Prisoner from Chester County Prison
The search for Danelo Cavalcante has moved east toward Creek Road and is no longer active on Longwood's property.
As always, the health and safety of our Guests and Staff remain our highest priority. While the search for the escaped prisoner continues, with the focus moving away from the Gardens, we are now able to open the Gardens to the public once again. Please note that the Meadow Garden will remain closed.
We sincerely thank our law enforcement as they work tirelessly to apprehend the prisoner."
