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A man who called in said he fell off a cliff while being chased by a bear.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm3ghwmlc000e01ud78luqi7x@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F6544168_2024-09-23-152308&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-download=false"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe width="100%" height="165px" frameborder="0" src="https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?&feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F6544168_2024-09-23-152308&withPlaylist=false&theme=dark&playerDisplay-download=false"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cm3ghwmlc000f01udjd97ehmc@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1044339927707394&set=pcb.1044341157707271">According to a press release posted to Facebook by Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones</a>, the call was transferred from the Polk County E-911 Center and was pinged in the Charles Hall bridge on the <a href="https://cherohala.com/">Cherohala Skyway</a> in Tellico Plains. 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Instead, they believe that it was Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, a man who had been using Andrade’s stolen identification. Per the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Hamlett was wanted in Alabama for a parole violation. 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