Body of missing Shopify executive found in Ottawa River
Posted Jun 16, 2022 06:32:00 PM.
The body of a missing Shopify executive has been recovered from the Ottawa River.
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) revealed on June 16 that the human remains of Brett O'Grady were located in the area of the Sir George Étienne Cartier Parkway and C.H. Airport-Marina Road on the afternoon of Saturday, June 11.
The OPS said a forensic identification process was done on June 15 and confirmed the body was indeed that of the 35-year-old who went missing in October of 2021.
The OPS said no foul play is suspected.
O'Grady went for a bike ride on Thursday, October 14, but never came back.
Ottawa police officers found his bike on the city's east side around noon the next day. It was at the top of an escarpment which dropped down about 100 feet.