The son of country music singer Craig Morgan has been found dead after what authorities described as a weekend boating accident along the Teessee River basin, Morgan’s publicist said in a statement Monday.
Publicist Cindy Hunt said in a statement that the Humphreys County Sheriff’s Department in Teessee recovered the body of 19-year-old Jerry Greer in Kentucky Lake in the northweste part of the state. The search for the recent high school graduate started Sunday after the accident.
"The family is grateful for the outpouring of support and requests prayers at this time as they privately mou this terrible loss," the statement released by Hunt on behalf of Morgan and his wife, Karen Greer, read.
Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Rod Edwards told local media that Greer and a friend had been tubing when the accident occurred. Greer's friend resurfaced, but Greer did not. Both were wearing life jackets.
Greer had recently graduated from Dickson County High School and was very close to his father Craig Morgan – an Army veteran who has had several hit songs including “Tough” and “Almost Home” and hosts a show on the Outdoor Chael.
Morgan and his wife Karen have four children together.
"I have a wonderful family," Morgan told FOX411 Country in 2015. "My wife is great and supportive, making sure that I'm doing the things I need to be doing at home and that I need to be doing out on the road."
The Sheriff's Office had requested assistance from rescue organizations across the state. About 50 boats joined the search after the teen went missing. Authorities said crews were using an underwater vehicle to scan a stretch of the river where the water is up to 15 feet deep at points.
A candlelight vigil had been plaed for Monday night, but was canceled out of respect for the family.
FoxNews.com’s Sasha Bogursky and the Associated Press contributed to this report.