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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

Man called 911 to claim he’d fallen off a cliff while fleeing a bear attack. Now he’s wanted for murder

Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, who is known for allegedly using several aliases, is wanted for murder out of Monroe County, Tennessee - (Monroe County Sheriff’s Office)

A manhunt is underway in Tennessee for a suspect who authorities say called 911 claiming he had fallen off a cliff while being chased by a bear – but when deputies arrived on the scene, they found the body of a different man.

On October 18, a man who investigators later determined to be Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, 45, of Alabama, called 911 and pretended to be a distressed hiker by the name of Brandon Andrade, according to a Monroe County Tennessee Sheriff’s Office news release.

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