An autopsy will confirm the man’s identity, police said Friday, but the discovery comes after multiple search and rescue agencies, along with volunteers, spent the past few weeks searching the Assiniboine River and surrounding area for Jordan Ross. A Facebook group dedicated to the search for Ross said in a Friday morning Facebook post that the search team was told by the RCMP that a phone found with the recovered body belonged to Ross. The post said it would take time to confirm the person’s identity, but that “the search for Jordan is over.” “It’s home,” the post read. “Not the way we want, but we can find peace knowing he’s no longer lost out there and the healing process can begin.” RCMP told CBC the body was found in the river near Dinsdale Park in Brandon around 1 p.m. Thursday. Brandon RCMP and officers from the Brandon Police Service were called to the scene and recovered the body from the river. RCMP did not release further details. Ross, 41, was last seen on the morning of June 17 when he left his home near the Grand Valley Park campground, northwest of Brandon and near the Assiniboine River, to run some errands there. RCMP previously said his vehicle was found parked near the river.
