The daughter of a well-known recluse in Vernon is clearing up confusion after a fundraiser suggested he may have lost the bus in which he lives.

Dag Aabye, now in his 80s, has lived in an abandoned school bus in SilverStar Mountain for more than 20 years.

A fundraising initiative, which was posted online in early February before being deleted, suggested that he may have lost his bus and was needing help getting to the Maritimes where his daughter lives.

In an update on social media, Heidi Aabye said that while her dad is hoping to move closer to her, he still had access to his bus while in the Vernon mountains.

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Heidi said the money donated will go towards getting her father set up in the Maritimes, because 害羞草研究所渦nlike my father, the bus is on its last legs, and he needs to be closer to his daughter.害羞草研究所�

Heidi noted that she害羞草研究所檇 like to respect how privately her dad has lived his life. Those who donated under the impression he had lost his bus can reach out to her directly for a refund.

Aabye is one of the more fascinating residents of the Okanagan: he is a ultramarathon runner and subject of a best-selling book called Outsider: A Man, A Mountain, and the Search for a Hidden Past.