Strain was asked to leave a bar in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on March 8, the last time friends saw him.
Riley Strain, a senior at the University of Missouri, vanished on March 8 after going downtown, and his body was discovered, according to police on Friday. According to the authorities, Strain’s body was found on Friday morning approximately eight miles from downtown in West Nashville, near the Cumberland River. An autopsy is still pending, according to police, who stated on X that no trauma related to foul play was seen. This morning at approximately 7:28 a.m.
At a press conference on Friday morning, Chief John Drake of the Metro Nashville Police Department stated, “We received a call from a worker at a company that adjourns the Cumberland River on 61st Avenue. The worker had been searching for anything that would pop up on the river, especially looking for Riley Strain.”. “They observed what appeared to be Riley Strain while they were taking something out of the river. “The medical examiner’s office examined Strain’s remains after the fire department removed his body from the river. Drake stated that they have spoken with Strain’s family.
Drake stated, “The examination here at the riverbank indicates that there are no signs of foul play at this time.”. “Mister. Strain was still wearing the shirt, and he had the watch and other distinguishing features that allowed us to identify him. “When the 22-year-old finance student disappeared, he was in Nashville for his fraternity’s spring formal trip. Staff asked him to leave Luke Bryan’s downtown bar, Luke’s 32, where he was drinking with friends on Broadway
According to the police, the last time he heard from his phone was around Gay Street, which is near the Cumberland River. Just before the college student vanished, Nashville police released a video of Strain interacting with a police officer on Gay Street as the officer was looking for evidence of a reported car break-in.
Riley’s brief greetings with Officer Reginald Young on Gay Street were displayed. southward of Woodland Street. Bridge, the evening of March 8. Riley didn’t seem upset at all. Officer Young stayed on that section of Gay Street while responding to a call about a vehicle burglary. 45 minutes,” the police stated on X. “It has not been found any video that shows Riley leaving Gay Street following the 9:52 p.m. m. duration. “.
According to a statement from Luke’s 32, bartenders gave Strain one drink before asking him to leave. “At 9:35 p.m. M. our security team decided to escort him out of the venue via our Broadway exit at the front of our building in accordance with our conduct standards,” the bar said in a statement dated March 15. One of his party members trailed him as they descended the stairs. Riley’s companion did not leave and went back upstairs. “
The college student went missing, and TC Restaurant Group said they were collaborating closely with the authorities to find her.
Strain informed his friends that he was going back to their hotel, Tempo by Hilton, which is located approximately five blocks from Luke’s 32, after leaving the bar, as FOX 17 originally reported.
The previous report about Strain’s disappearance was made by his cousin Chelsea Strain to Fox News Digital, after his friends at their hotel that evening did not see him again.
The exact reason Strain ended up walking in the opposite direction of his hotel is still being investigated by police. Officials investigating all possibilities, including the possibility that he typed the incorrect location into a map on his phone, are continuing, according to family spokesman Chris Dingman. Upon hearing that Strain was missing from his friends, his family quickly took a plane to Nashville and joined the search.
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