Country Singer Missing After Early Morning Hunt

Craig Strickland, lead singer of the band Backroad Anthem, is one of two men missing 36 hours after beginning an early morning hunting trip in Oklahoma.

The search for Strickland and his friend Chase Morland was suspended at 10:30AM CT on Monday (Dec. 28) due to ice on boat ramps at Kaw Lake, in Kay County, Okla. According to KFSM-TV, that’s where the two men went to hunt.

A tweet sent at 11:42PM on Saturday night indicates that they were aware of severe weather conditions:

News that the pair had not made it back came Sunday night. A post at the Backroad Anthem Facebook page reveals that Strickland’s father, Randy, contacted his bandmates about the 2AM hunt, telling them there had not been any contact for 24 hours.

"We received a text last night from Randy Strickland asking us band members to pray for Craig and Chase,” the post reads.

We do know they issued a search party which ended last night about 2 am, and that they were resuming the search party this morning at 6:30 am. We are asking all fans to please pray for Craig & Chase to be found safe and sound. Please also pray for Craigs family, his wife, and for us band members.

PoncaCityNow.com reports that shortly after midnight on Monday, a capsized boat was located.

At their Facebook page, Backroad Anthem describe themselves as a six-piece country-rock band out of Fayetteville, Ark. that brings a list of original songs to their high-energy set every night. Formed in 2012, the group has opened for artists like Chris Young, Gary Allan, Dustin Lynch and Tyler Farr.

Strickland describes himself as being 50 percent Arkansas and 50 percent Nashville on Twitter. The band recently spent time in Music City and planned to finish their 2015 touring schedule with a New Year's Eve show in Little Rock, Ark.

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