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Man escaped from corrections work camp arrested by Sask. RCMP

A man who escaped from a corrections work camp was arrested by Saskatchewan RCMP earlier this week. File / Global News

A report about a suspicious man approaching vehicles led to the capture of an escapee in west-central Saskatchewan.

Onion Lake RCMP were called to a grid road outside of Onion Lake, Sask., at roughly 1 p.m. CT on July 23.

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Officers located a man by a truck that was reported stolen. When they approached, RCMP said he fled into the bush.

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A few hours later, he was taken into custody. The man was treated in hospital for a police dog bite during his arrest. The injuries were described as minor.

The man was identified as Michael Hill, 20, who had been reported as unlawfully at large from a low-security, provincial corrections work camp.

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Onion Lake RCMP say he is now facing charges of driving while prohibited and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.

He remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in Onion Lake provincial court Aug. 1.

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