Police confirm body found next to Mission Creek is Chelsea Cardno

UPDATE: (Saturday, June 25, 2022)

Kelowna RCMP reported Saturday afternoon that the body found on a flooded property adjacent to Mission Creek at the 3600 block of Berard Rd. is Chelsea Cardno.

Cardno's family has been notified and they confirmed the identification.

“We are all saddened by the outcome but hope the family can have some closure and they can begin the healing process,” Cst. Mike Della-Paolera, Media Relations Officer for the Kelowna RCMP, said in a media release.

There is no criminal investigation underway and the BC Coroners Service will continue to be the lead investigators.

The missing dog has not been located and is presumed to have been swept away in Mission Creek.

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UPDATE: ( Friday, June 24, 2022)

Kelowna RCMP reported Friday evening that a farm owner had found a body on their flooded property adjacent to Mission Creek at the 3600 block of Berard Rd.

Police said they had secured the area and the British Columbia Coroner Service has been notified and was en-route.

RCMP added, in part, the body at this time is unconfirmed to be that of Chelsea Cardno, who went missing upstream from that location on June 14, 2022 which resulted in an intensive search by the RCMP and the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue.

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UPDATE: ( June 16, 2022)

The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue have suspended their search for missing woman Chelsea Cardno due to safety concerns over Mission Creek's current flow rate and levels.

They will be consulting with the RCMP on Friday with hopes they can re-start the search on Saturday. RCMP said the weather and water level will be a factor in the decision to continue the search.

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Kelowna RCMP is asking for the public’s help to find 31-year-old Chelsea Cardno, whose disappearance appears to be tied to the dangerous high creek levels Tuesday.

She was last seen leaving her home on Dougall Road South around 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, as she was taking her German Shepperd “JJ” for a walk near the Mission Greenway.

Officers found Cardno’s white BMW parked at the north end of Pasadena Road.

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) and members of the RCMP conducted ground, water, and air searches throughout the afternoon and into the night.

Cardno is described as four-foot-eleven, 108 lbs, with brown hair and blonde highlights. She was last seen wearing a blue or grey cap, bright red puffy jacket, sweatpants, and black lace-up style army boots.

“At the time Chelsea went missing, the water level of Mission Creek was high and fast-moving,” said Cst. Mike Della-Paolera said in a press release. “While searching the area, COSAR rescued over-turned kayakers at the mouth of Mission Creek. Given the local state of emergency, the Kelowna RCMP are asking citizens to stay away from Mission Creek.”

Anyone with information on where Cardno, or her dog “JJ”, might be, is asked to contact police.