A preliminary autopsy after the body of 22-year-old University of Missouri student Riley Strain was found in a Nashville river says the death was an “accident.”
Toxicology results and a final autopsy report have not yet been submitted, but there is no apparent criminal activity, said Chris Mumford, a Metropolitan Nashville Police Department spokesman. told The Tennessean.
“Detectives attended the autopsy” and the death “continues to appear to be accidental,” Mumford said. Said.
Strain, who went missing earlier this month after being kicked out of a Nashville bar while on a trip with fraternity brothers, was found dead in the Cumberland River in west Nashville on Friday.
Riley’s mother, Michelle Whyid, told reporters: “To all the mothers out there, hold your babies tight tonight.” “Please hold your babies tight tonight.”
The student was visiting Music City with his Delta Chi fraternity brothers when he went missing after leaving country star Luke Bryan’s honky-tonk bar, Luke’s 32 Bridge, on March 8. .
Family members initially suggested he may have been overserved, but bar owners said he only drank one alcoholic drink and two glasses of water at the watering hole. .
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The bar shared that security decided to kick Strain out of the nightspot based on “standards of conduct” due to his actions.
Police said Strain was seen on video crossing Gay Street, about a 17-minute walk from Luke’s 32 Bridge, after leaving the bar.
A homeless man claimed to have witnessed a “very, very drunk” Strain almost fall off the edge of a path and into the river.
Strain’s fraternity spoke passionately about their deceased brother.
“The Delta Chi fraternity is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of our esteemed brother Riley Strain,” the paper said in a statement.
“During this incredibly difficult time, our hearts go out to Riley’s family and loved ones, and we are working to provide support and resources to everyone affected by this tragedy. .”
