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Julia Clarke

Lost hiker who set fires to attract rescuers that burned 230 acres of forest ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in fines

Wildfire on mountain.

An Arizona hiker who appealed his conviction for starting wildfires after getting lost on the trail has been ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution to the US Forest Service.

District Judge Michael T. Liburdi delivered his verdict earlier this week in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, saying that Phillip Powers had "acted unreasonably" when he set the fires.

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