LOWER LAKE, Calif. – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are searching for a minimum-security inmate who walked away from Konocti Conservation Camp on Monday morning.

Inmate Nicolas Dunning, 32, was discovered missing at 7:40 a.m. Monday, officials said. It’s believed that he escaped sometime between 6:30 and 7:15 a.m.

Officials said a search of the camp buildings and grounds was immediately conducted.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Office of Correctional Safety, Cal Fire, the California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies have been notified and are assisting in the search.

Dunning is a white male, 6 feet, 2 inches tall, and weighing 181 pounds. He is bald with green eyes.

He was committed to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from Imperial County in April with a five-year sentence for assault with a deadly weapon.

Anyone who sees Dunning should contact 911 or law enforcement authorities immediately. Anyone having information about or knowledge of the location of Dunning should contact the CCC Watch Commander at 530-257-2181, Extension 4173.

Since 1977, 99 percent of all offenders who have left an adult institution, camp or community-based program without permission have been apprehended, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported.