Riley Strain's Tragic Death: Every Twist in the Search for Answers - E! Online (2024)

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'No sign he was the victim of a crime': Riley Strain autopsy indicates accidental drowning. It's been more than two months since Riley Strain disappeared in downtown Nashville and his body was pulled from the river two weeks later. Details from the autopsy indicate accidental drowning.

Strain's body was found on March 22 in the Cumberland River in West Nashville. Police said the college student's death appears “accidental,” with no trauma suggesting foul play, according to preliminary autopsy results. The medical examiner who performed that autopsy said there was no water in Strain's lungs.

In a statement from last month, TC Restaurant Group, which owns and operates Luke's 32 Bridge, said records show Strain purchased and was served one alcoholic drink and two waters before he was kicked out of the bar.

Preliminary autopsy suggests Riley Strain's death was accidental. Nashville police say student Riley Strain's death appears to be accidental after an autopsy. They previously noted that no evidence suggested foul play.

Riley's body was found in the Cumberland River in the Nations area 14 days after he went missing. We've created a map diagram to show the distance from where Riley went missing to where he was located.

(NewsNation) — Missing Mizzou student Riley Strain's last communication was an unclear text message he sent to a new girl he was seeing.

According to TMZ, Michelle Whiteid told NewsNation that Riley told her the rum and co*ke that he ordered at Luke Bryan's 32 Bridge bar did "not taste good" and tasted like barbecue. Michelle says she told her son he probably shouldn't have been drinking it then.

Many have taken to social media to accuse the bar of overserving the 22-year-old, but it is now known that the bar only served him one drink in addition to two waters. “Our records show he purchased and was served one alcoholic drink and two waters…

His body was found without pants, cowboy boots and his wallet when he was discovered in Nashville. “Riley had a swimmer's body,” family friend Chris Dingman said during an appearance on NewsNation's Elizabeth Vargas Reports.

NASHVILLE (NewsNation) — The body of missing student Riley Strain was found in the Cumberland River in West Nashville, Tennessee, on March 22, 2024. His family had continued to hold out hope that their 22-year-old son would return home safely after he disappeared while on a trip to the city earlier in early March.

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Riley Strain was found dead two weeks after he disappeared. The University of Missouri student went missing after he was asked to leave Luke Bryan's bar in Nashville on March 8. The 22-year-old was last seen by his friends at Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.

Strain's body was found on March 22 in the Cumberland River in West Nashville. Police said the college student's death appears “accidental,” with no trauma suggesting foul play, based on the preliminary autopsy results. The medical examiner who performed that autopsy said there was no water in Strain's lungs.

A person struggling to breathe underwater can have a throat spasm, shutting off the airways and preventing water getting into the lungs, News Channel 5 reported. This is known as “dry drowning”. On 8 March, Strain was with his fraternity brothers in Nashville for a spring formal trip.

NASHVILLE (NewsNation) — The body of missing student Riley Strain was found in the Cumberland River in West Nashville, Tennessee, on March 22, 2024. His family had continued to hold out hope that their 22-year-old son would return home safely after he disappeared while on a trip to the city earlier in early March.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The bar where Riley Strain was last seen released a statement explaining the events leading up to Strain being asked to leave the bar. Luke's 32 Bridge Bar, owned by country music star Luke Bryan, posted a statement on Instagram on Friday.