OKLAHOMA: The body of Craig Strickland has been found more than a week after the country singer went missing during a severe storm.

Strickland, the 29-year-old frontman for the Arkansas-based band Backroad Anthem, had gone duck hunting with his friend Chase Morland on Dec. 27 when a severe, spring-like weather system hit the Kaw Lake area in Oklahoma. A search party began looking for them that night, and Morland’s body was found the following day. A capsized boat the two had used was also recovered.

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Strickland’s body was recovered Monday at Kaw Lake in the original search area, the Oklahoman reported.

Helen Strickland confirmed that her husband had been found, writing on social media.

“The night of the accident he had fought his way out of the water and up a hill before the stages of hypothermia set in,” she wrote on Instagram. “He experienced no pain in his final moments and simply felt like he was falling asleep.”

She continued: “They found him lying ... Thank you to every single person who prayed for him and our family during this time. There was not a more peaceful way for him to go ... and I know your prayers had a role in making that happen.”