GALVESTON COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — The body of Kent Zavala, the Galveston firefighter who went missing following a Sunday night vehicle crash, has been recovered.

Texas EquuSearch confirmed that the body of the 20-year-old firefighter had been located round 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.

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Zavala went missing after a vehicle crash on the Galveston Causeway Sunday evening.

“We ask that everyone keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers at this time,” EquuSearch posted on Facebook.

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Geo quick facts: Galveston County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas, located along the Gulf Coast adjacent to Galveston Bay. As of the 2010 U.S. Decennial Census, the population was 291,309 – Wikipedia.