An inmate who allegedly escaped from a NSW prison on Tuesday has been arrested in the state’s south.

Dillon Mitcherson, 28, was last seen at the facility in Cooma — in the NSW Snowy Mountains — about 2.30pm.A manhunt followed and Mitcherson was arrested at a service station on Sharp St, Cooma, about 12.30am on Wednesday.

He was taken to Cooma Police Station. Inquiries are continuing.

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