The search for Craig Strickland ended today after the Backroad Anthemlead singer was found dead at age 29.
A spokesperson for Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Lt. Kera Philippi sent out a
press release Monday to confirm that his body has been recovered and
the family has been notified.
Strickland was declared missing Monday afternoon after his friend, Chase
Morland, was found dead in Kaw Lake, OK, within the original search
area known as Bear Creek Cove," the release added.
The two friends had embarked on a duck hunting trip during a storm on
Sunday, December 27, 2015, at Kaw Lake in Kay County, Oklahoma.
The family of the singer, 29, has been notified, Philippi wrote and
added that more information "will be released when a full update is
provided."
Morland tweeted just before going out with his friend, writing,
"In case we don't come back, @BackroadCRAIG and I are going right
through Winter Storm Goliath to kill ducks in Oklahoma. #IntoTheStorm."
A search was launched yesterday when a boat the two men were reportedly
using for the hunting trip north of Tulsa, in Kay County, was found
capsized in the early hours of Monday, according to Oklahoma's News9.
His wife had been praying for hours survival when their dog was found alive.
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