Body of missing college student Riley Strain recovered from river near Nashville

FEBRUARY. A UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI STUDENT HAS NOW BEEN MISSING FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS. SOMEONE FOUND HIS BANK CARD ON THE EMBANKMENT OF A NASHVILLE RIVER WHERE 22 YEAR OLD RILEY STRAIN WAS LAST SEEN. NOW, BEFORE HE WENT MISSING, STRAIN WAS KICKED OUT OF A BAR IN NASHVILLE’S BROADWAY AREA. NOW THE TENNESSEE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION IS INVESTIGATING WHETHER BARTENDERS OVERSERVED HIM KMBC NINE’S PEYTON HEADLEE TALKED TO A LOCAL ATTORNEY ABOUT THE LIABILITY IN A CASE LIKE THIS, IT’S HARD TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT THERE CAN ACTUALLY BE A CASE AGAINST THE BAR HERE, CRIMINAL OR CIVIL, UNTIL THEY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO RILEY STRAIN. SPECIFICALLY, WHAT KIND OF DAMAGES THEY COULD BE LOOKING AT. STRAIN HAD LAST BEEN SEEN AT THE LUKE BRYAN’S BAR. THEY RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THEY REVIEWED SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE, PHOTOS, TRANSACTION RECORDS AND STAFF ACCOUNTS. THEY DETERMINED THAT STRAIN HAD ONE ALCOHOLIC DRINK AND TWO WATERS. WHILE AT THEIR BAR, THEY SAY SECURITY DECIDED TO REMOVE HIM BASED ON WHAT THEY CALLED CONDUCT STANDARDS, AS THERE ARE NO RULES TO GOVERN. ESCORTING DRUNK PEOPLE FROM BUSINESSES OR HELPING THEM TO GET HOME. BUT STATE LAW PROHIBITS SERVING ALCOHOL TO SOMEONE WHO IS VISIBLY INTOXICATED. EVERY STATE HAS THOSE LAWS ON THE BOOKS. WHAT THE ISSUE IS, IS, NUMBER ONE, HOW DO YOU PROVE THAT? NUMBER TWO, WHAT OBLIGATIONS DO THE BAR PATRONS HAVE IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THEY SELF-MONITOR? AND YOU KNOW, PACE THEMSELVES AND MAKE GOOD JUDGMENT CALLS? AND HE SAYS IT’S A SMALL PROBABILITY A CASE WOULD COME OUT UNTIL THEY LEARN MORE. HE SAYS IT WOULD LIKELY BE CIVIL, N

Police in Tennessee on Friday announced that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Nashville for nearly two weeks, has been found dead.Video above: Police briefly talked to Riley Strain shortly before he vanished in NashvilleMetro Nashville police officials confirmed that Strain's body had been recovered from the Cumberland River approximately 8 miles west of downtown.“No foul play-related trauma was observed,” the police posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “An autopsy is pending.”On Tuesday, MNPD released a body-cam video that shows an officer having a brief exchange with Strain, 22, in downtown Nashville. The brief greeting happened shortly before he went missing around 10 p.m. on March 8.A massive search was quickly launched, with just small clues available to help investigators trying to find him, including finding his bank card along a river bank and using surveillance footage to track his final moments.Video below: Attorney explains liability of bar in Riley Strain caseUniversity of Missouri officials said in a statement that Strain was traveling to Nashville to attend a private event.Strain’s mother, Michelle Whiteid, and his stepfather, Chris Whiteid, have been in Nashville after learning about his disappearance.“I just need to know where my son is,” Michelle Whiteid initially told outlets. “We talk every day, multiple times a day. This is the longest I’ve ever gone without talking to him. It’s devastating. I just want to find him and hug him.”Video below: Vigil held for University of Missouri student Riley StrainThe Associated Press contributed to this report

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —

Police in Tennessee on Friday announced that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Nashville for nearly two weeks, has been found dead.

Video above: Police briefly talked to Riley Strain shortly before he vanished in Nashville

Metro Nashville police officials confirmed that Strain's body had been recovered from the Cumberland River approximately 8 miles west of downtown.

“No foul play-related trauma was observed,” the police posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “An autopsy is pending.”

On Tuesday, MNPD released a body-cam video that shows an officer having a brief exchange with Strain, 22, in downtown Nashville. The brief greeting happened shortly before he went missing around 10 p.m. on March 8.

A massive search was quickly launched, with just small clues available to help investigators trying to find him, including finding his bank card along a river bank and using surveillance footage to track his final moments.

Video below: Attorney explains liability of bar in Riley Strain case

University of Missouri officials said in a statement that Strain was traveling to Nashville to attend a private event.

Strain’s mother, Michelle Whiteid, and his stepfather, Chris Whiteid, have been in Nashville after learning about his disappearance.

“I just need to know where my son is,” Michelle Whiteid initially told outlets. “We talk every day, multiple times a day. This is the longest I’ve ever gone without talking to him. It’s devastating. I just want to find him and hug him.”

Video below: Vigil held for University of Missouri student Riley Strain

The Associated Press contributed to this report

Body of missing college student Riley Strain recovered from river near Nashville

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