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SICAMOUS – A 35-year-old man is facing charges after an incident near Sicamous early Monday morning. RCMP say a driver tried to escape via kayak after ramming one of their vehicles.

Around 2:30 a.m. a police vehicle pulled over a pick-up truck on Old Spallumcheen Road. Instead of a normal traffic stop, police say the pick-up truck reversed into the RCMP cruiser, ramming it twice.

According to the RCMP, the driver then took off in the vehicle. Police found the truck near Mara Lake, along with footprints and other clues that suggested he left on a kayak, using his hands as paddles.

Police drove around the lake where they arrested a man. Police say he had had hypothermia.

Justin Daniels is facing over two dozen charges including 19 charges for alleged mail theft.

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His case will be back in court in Salmon Arm on January 19.