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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&#8217;t hurt, but it turns out there were several warrants out for his arrest and he was taken into custody. 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