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.
