Country singer Craig Strickland found dead a week after he went missing

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.