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Stranded man plucked off cliff amid B.C. wildfire lands in jail

A wildfire near the Serpent's Back hiking trail close to Hope, B.C., was discovered on Wednesday and classified as being held by Friday.
The fire started in steep terrain and difficult access prompted the BC Wildfire Service to call for helicopter assistance to fight the blaze.
On Thursday, RCMP officers helped first responders and rescued a 27-year-old man stranded on a cliff face near the fire using a helicopter long line.
The man was safely rescued and arrested due to multiple outstanding warrants, while the wildfire service assists local firefighters through aerial firefighting efforts and deployment of a ten-member ground team.
The Mount Scatchard wildfire evacuation alert west of Chase was lifted on Friday, but larger fires near Lytton continue to burn, including the out-of-control Izman Creek fire covering 155 hectares.

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Stranded man plucked off cliff amid B.C. wildfire lands in jail

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Stranded man plucked off cliff amid B.C. wildfire lands in jail – Energeticcity.ca

There’s been an unusual addition to a wildfire fight in steep terrain burning near Hope, B.C. RCMP say their officers arrived to help other first responders on Thursday as the fire burned on the side of a mountain when they heard a man yelling for help. Once the fire was contained in the area, police say search and rescue crews found a 27-year-old man stranded on the face of a cliff. The man was taken out by a helicopter long line and wasn’t hur…

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