Authorities in Montana say that they have recovered the body of Cameron Collin, an Airdrie man who went missing in the area in early October.
Collin, 37, had been in the area to celebrate his brother's wedding and disappeared sometime on October 4.
His body was discovered in a creek south of Billings on Saturday morning.
Marion Collin, Cameron's mother, confirmed news of the death to CTV Calgary on Saturday afternoon and said that the Sheriff's Office had contacted them earlier in the day.
In a statement, she wrote:
Cameron was always our super athlete throughout school years and college playing volleyball national level. The SAIT Trojans won Silver that year in the Canadian Championships. It was with huge pride that we watched our volley ball spiker walk across the stage at Montana Tech Butte Montana with University degree Petroleum Engineer. He always wore his engineering ring with pride. He has friends worldwide from Australia to Sweden but particularly in Canada where he has grown up and worked in the energy sector and in most USA states working from east to west and Texas to the Canadian border. He is dearly loved by thousands and will leave a huge 6'5" gap in many, many hearts. The Collin family thanks all the uplifting thoughts and prayers and church groups across the globe that held Cameron and us in their hearts this long long five weeks. We now ask for privacy as we bring Cameron home to Canada to be home with us once more.
According to local authorities, there is no sign of foul play in his death and an autopsy has been scheduled to take place on Monday.
(With files from the Canadian Press)
