Body of Colorado firefighter recovered from Alabama's Lake Martin

Cliff Williams / The Outlook The body of Zachary Dakota Lewis, a firefighter in Parker, Colorado was given a hero’s welcome after his recovery from Lake Martin Sunday evening.

Just as rescuers were about to suspend a search for Zachary Dakota Lewis for the night, he was found Sunday evening.

Lewis, 24, of Parker, Colorado went missing Thursday afternoon after a single-vessel accident near Willow Point in the Big Kowaliga Creek area on Lake Martin.

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Cliff Williams / The Outlook Members fo the Alexander City Fire Department pray over the body of Zachary Dakota Lewis, a firefighter in Parker, Colorado.

The body of Colorado firefighter Zachary Lewis was transferred to a local funeral home after a Hero's procession by the Alexander City Fire Department and Alexander City Police