DALLAS — Friends, family, and fellow firefighters are mourning the loss of Juan Omar Chaidez, a beloved Dallas Fire-Rescue officer whose body was found Monday at Lavon Lake. Chaidez, known simply as Omar to those closest to him, disappeared over the weekend while kayaking off-duty with his dog. Authorities say he was not wearing a life jacket.

The body of Juan Chaidez, a Dallas firefighter, was recovered Monday morning after he went missing Saturday night while kayaking. The Collin County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that his body was found about 7 a.m. in Lake Lavon near Bratonia Park after an extensive search.

Crews were searching Sunday for a Dallas firefighter who went missing while kayaking on Lavon Lake. According to a news release from the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, authorities were called Saturday morning to a stretch of the lake near Bratonia Park in Princeton after witnesses saw a dog paddling near an overturned kayak.