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A man who scaled a 25-storey crane in downtown Edmonton Sunday night because he “just wanted a selfie” has been arrested.

Police said they were called to the Rogers Place construction site at about 7 p.m. about a man sitting drinking beer at the top of a crane at the corner of 102 Street and 103 Avenue.

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The man told police he was visiting from B.C. and wanted to get a nice picture of himself with the sun setting in the background. The photograph turned out blurry, police said.