The Tennessee Chief Medical Examiner on Tuesday released the full toxicology report for Riley Strain, 22, a University of Missouri senior whose body was found in the Cumberland River in March after a fraternity field trip in Nashville.
A toxicology report reviewed by Fox News Digital revealed Strain’s blood alcohol level at the time of his death was 0.228, more than twice the legal limit, and he also had Delta 9 in his system.
The autopsy also reported evidence of pleural effusion and pulmonary edema. In addition to high levels of alcohol, there was also evidence of caffeine, nicotine, and marijuana in Strain’s blood.
Strain’s cause of death was listed as drowning and ethanol poisoning, and his manner of death was ruled an accident.
According to Luke Bryan’s Nashville bar, the college student had consumed one alcoholic drink and two glasses of water before being taken away and disappearing.
Riley Strain was last seen hanging out with friends on Broadway Street in Nashville, Tennessee on the evening of March 8. His body was found in the Cumberland River on March 22. (Handouts for families)
Strain was last seen at a fraternity’s official spring trip in downtown Nashville on March 8. The next morning, a friend called 911 and filed a police report, setting off a weeks-long search.
Strain had been drinking with friends at Luke Bryan’s bar, Luke’s 32, on Downtown Broadway when staff asked him to leave. Strain’s family accused the bar of serving him too much alcohol, but the establishment said it had only given him one drink.
Riley Strain Found: Nashville police find body of college student who went missing after night out
Michelle Strain-Whiteyd (left) and her husband, Chris Whiteyd, speak to media during a press conference to update the public on the disappearance of University of Missouri student Riley Strain from Public Square Park in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 19, just days before her body was discovered. (Denny Simmons/The Tennessean via USA Today)
On the morning of March 22, workers working along the river west of Nashville discovered Strain’s body lying in the water.
In the days leading up to the incident, investigators had been searching for Strain and retracing his steps by examining security footage from various bars and establishments in Nashville, while his family had been spreading the news of the student’s disappearance on social media.
Police say a bank card belonging to missing college student Riley Strain was found near a river in the Nashville area.
Police say a missing persons search was launched after Riley Strain was kicked out of Luke Bryan’s Nashville bar on the night of March 8 and no one was able to locate or contact him afterwards. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)
For several days, the search was focused in the area of James Robertson Parkway and Gay Street, where police said Strain’s cell phone had last rang, but on March 20, authorities shifted the search to Cheatham Lock and Dam near Ashland City, where volunteers and Strain’s family members were also involved.
Nashville police had been searching for Riley Strain since he was reported missing on the night of March 8. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)
The pair learned of Strain’s disappearance through TikTok and discovered the student’s credit card on the banks of the Cumberland River.
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A preliminary autopsy in March by Metro Nashville police said Strain’s death appears to have been accidental, but her pants and wallet were found missing when her body was discovered, raising suspicions and leading her family to arrange for a second autopsy.
