By FireRescue1 Staff
CACHE CREEK, B.C. — A search for a missing fire chief has now turned into a recovery mission.
CBC.ca reported that Cache Creek Fire Chief Clayton Cassidy, 59, was last seen Friday morning checking water levels in a creek. Eleven search and rescue personnel, along with two dozen volunteers, have been searching for Chief Cassidy. Officials said the chief is now presumed dead.
“We’re just doing the best we can and keeping the focus on bringing him home,” Sgt. Kathleen Thain, with Ashcroft RCMP, said.
Chief Cassidy’s vehicle was found near a washed-out bridge; crews believe he was swept away or fell into the water.
Thain said residents were dropping off food and water to support the search and rescue volunteers.
“Chief Cassidy is a very big part of this community,” Thain said. “So they’re coming together, they’re rallying.”
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