The body of the man who was killed in a mud-rush incident at the New Afton Mine near Kamloops has been recovered.

Contractor driller Ray Rosenberg was identified by family as the victim of the incident, but mine owner New Gold says it will not be releasing a name because of personal and privacy reasons. The company however confirmed that a body was recovered around 5:30 p.m. yesterday – almost 40 hours after the incident which happened at 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2.

“We are deeply saddened by this tragic incident. Nothing is more important than the health and safety of everyone who works at New Gold. We extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the contractor employee,” New Gold President and CEO, Renaud Adams, said in a statement.

“Our thoughts are also with our two injured New Afton employees, our first responders, our rescue personnel and their families during this difficult time. New Gold has arranged for grief counselling for all our employees and contractors.”

All underground mining and surface activities remain suspended as the company and authorities continue to investigate the incident. Kamloops RCMP Const. Crystal Evelyn told NL News there is no criminality expected at this time.

New Gold noted the mud rush – a sudden influx of waterlogged materials into shallow mine workings – was localized underneath the Lift 1 cave in the isolated recovery zone area, which does not interact with the other areas of the mine, including the B3 and C-Zone areas.

Meanwhile, a GoFundMe organized by Rosenberg’s sister-in-law, Tasha Gruber, had raised almost $74,000 as of 10:30 a.m. today.