Ashcroft RCMP confirmed on Sunday, May 28 that the body of missing Cache Creek fire chief Clayton Cassidy was located late on the evening of Saturday, May 27. 害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e happy in one way, sad in another,害羞草研究所� said one of Clayton害羞草研究所檚 brothers, Patrick Cassidy, following the news.

害羞草研究所淲e heard on Saturday evening that he had been located, and he was identified on Sunday morning,害羞草研究所� said Patrick. 害羞草研究所淭he family is happy that we found him and could bring him home.害羞草研究所�

At approximately 8 pm on Saturday, the Ashcroft RCMP was advised that Cassidy害羞草研究所檚 body had been located in Cache Creek by the Ashcroft fire department during the daily evening patrol of Cache Creek. Patrols of the creek have been made every morning and evening since Cassidy went missing on May 5.

Ashcroft RCMP, Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) personnel, and members of Ashcroft Fire Rescue worked throughout the night on the recovery effort, battling frigid water temperatures in the creek. At 8 a.m. on Sunday morning, personnel from 100 Mile Search and Rescue arrived at the site to relieve the Kamloops team, and Cassidy was recovered at approximately 9 a.m.

Cassidy害羞草研究所檚 body was located a short distance away from a bridge which washed out on Cache Creek below the Brookside Campground. He went missing in the early hours of May 5, while checking water levels around the village following flooding on the evening of May 4. He was last seen at approximately 3:30 a.m. on the 5th, and later in the morning the Cache Creek Fire Department crew cab he had been driving was spotted, still idling, by the creek below Brookside.

Cassidy was a member of the Cache Creek Fire Department for more than 30 years, and served as the department害羞草研究所檚 chief for more than a decade; most recently from spring 2016 until his disappearance on May 5, when he was presumed to have been swept away by floodwater in Cache Creek. In June 2016 he received the province害羞草研究所檚 Medal of Good Citizenship for his volunteer efforts in the community over the years, including his work after the severe flooding in Cache Creek in May 2015.

An intense search involving hundreds of people took place in the 10 days after his disappearance, until the search was officially suspended on May 14. However, the file remained open with Ashcroft RCMP and the ticket remained open with KSAR.

Ashcroft RCMP provided support to Clayton害羞草研究所檚 family after it was announced that he had been found, and volunteers who assisted in the search for Cassidy were alerted. Several of them, along with members of the Cache Creek Fire Department, met at the Cache Creek fire hall on Sunday morning.

害羞草研究所淲e wanted to find him and bring him home,害羞草研究所� said Ashcroft fire chief Josh White, who was in charge of the volunteer command centre during the search and who has been doing patrols every evening since the search was suspended on May 14. 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檝e never been more driven in my life to accomplish something. We did it for all those who showed up to search for 10 days. The number of people who volunteered speaks volumes about Clayton. They害羞草研究所檙e a great group of people.害羞草研究所�

Patrick Cassidy says that the family now needs to focus on celebrating Clayton. 害羞草研究所淚t has become a reality. Even though we were 99.9 per cent sure where he was, it wasn害羞草研究所檛 final. There were lots of questions about 害羞草研究所榃here was he?害羞草研究所� The family is relieved in a sense, but closure害羞草研究所擨 don害羞草研究所檛 think it will ever get closed.害羞草研究所�

A public celebration of life for Clayton Cassidy is planned for Saturday, June 3.