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Escapee from Saskatchewan correctional camp captured

RCMP said Randy Timothy Venne, who escaped from a Saskatchewan correctional camp, was captured in La Ronge. Pinehouse Lake RCMP / Supplied

An escaped inmate from a Saskatchewan correctional camp has been captured.

Saskatchewan RCMP said on Wednesday that Randy Timothy Venne was located in La Ronge and returned to custody.

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Venne, 30, was thought to have left the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp on the evening of June 9.

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He was last seen at the 50-kilometre marker on Highway 165 the following morning and believed to be heading to La Ronge, police said at the time.

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Venne was considered dangerous by Pinehouse RCMP.

Police have not released any further details, including the sentence Venne is serving.

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