Special Interest Sites in Deprivation of Liberty Photograph 64 Boarding of returnees During boarding, one of the returnees made an attempt to escape on reaching the stairway leading to the plane. He was restrained and overpowered by the escort accompanying him and the agents who formed the security corridor. After secur­ ing his hands with metal handcuffs behind his back, he boarded the plane sur­ rounded by four agents, two holding his arms and two others holding his legs. Two NPM experts observed that the restraint was necessary given the returnee attitude and was proportional to the situation, and that the agents avoided at all times being violent, trying to make sure not to injure the returnee in any way. After being seated on the plane, the inspection team noted how this deportee was examined by the physician, who informed the head of the operation that he was in a perfect state of health and had no injury. A returnee tried to escape 245. According to information provided by the Directorate General of the Po­ lice, on the repatriation flights carried out in 2012 there were a total of nine inci­ dents, shown in the following table. In 2012 there were nine THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN and was subdued and led to the aircraft, where the physician checked that he did not have any injuries incidents 163