Campbell’s sister, Amy Campbell Garneau, posted to the ‘Please Help Us Find Catherine Campbell’ group on Facebook early Wednesday morning.
“As I write this it breaks my heart, we have found Catherine,” she writes, adding her family is sending thanks to those who sent out prayers, hope and support while her sister was missing. “My sister has gone home to be with the angels.”
The 36-year-old Stellarton native was reported missing Monday. She was last seen around 6:30 a.m. Sept. 10 in Dartmouth.
She was a constable with the Truro Police Service, joining in 2009 just after graduating from the Atlantic Police Academy.
She volunteered with the Stellarton Fire Department for 10 years, and her father, Dwight Campbell, is the current fire chief.
He said Tuesday his daughter loved her job, but failed to report to work Monday morning. He also said he’s sure she wouldn’t have taken off without telling anyone.
“She’d never do that without telling her mother or me. She’s not that type. She takes everything too seriously.”
On Tuesday, members of the Millbrook RCMP attended the Truro Police Service and, with the assistance of members there, hung a yellow ribbon on the tree in front of the station. The ribbon is a symbol of belief and hope that those missing will return home safely.
Truro Police Service Chief David MacNeil said Campbell was an “outstanding individual, an outstanding police officer, and all around good person.”
During her line of duty, Campbell looked out for all in distress – and not just humans.
This past June, she responded to a call at Kiwanis Park of an injured bird.
A belted kingfisher ended up with a fishing line tied around its wing while fishing.
Campbell climbed the tree to assist with the rescue.
