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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The body of Riley Strain was recovered from the Cumberland River in West Nashville Friday morning.

This is approximately eight miles from downtown Nashville where he was last seen on surveillance video after being asked to leave Luke's 32 Bridge bar.

Metro Police say the call for a drowning came in about a body that was found in the Cumberland River by a worker in an industrial area. The fire department was called in and the medical examiner's office reviewed the body and confirmed the body as Riley. He was reportedly wearing the same watch and shirt from when he went missing.

Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said:

"This morning around 7:28 a.m. we received a call from a worker on 61st Avenue at a company that adjoins the Cumberland River that had been searching for anything that would pop up on the river especially looking for Riley Strain."

“We had reports that under these circumstances with his height and weight that he could have surfaced between 14 and 20 days this is the 14th day, so we were really expecting any time soon to find him. In fact, our search teams were going to put it in the water here this morning and then search from this point further down. So we were in the right spot, just unfortunate, there’s nothing to suggest ... foul play.”

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/reports-of-a-drowning-in-the-cumberland-river-in-the-nations

Riley Strain preliminary autopsy results reveal death was 'accidental'

Missouri college student Riley Strain's death appears to be "accidental," Metro Nashville Police Department told The Tennessean.

Toxicology results are still pending, but there is no apparent foul play, said MNPD spokesperson Kris Mumford.

"Detective attended the autopsy examination," Mumford said. "Continues to appear accidental."

A final autopsy won't be complete until all testing is finished.

Strain's body was discovered early Friday morning about eight miles from where he was last seen in downtown Nashville following a two-week search for the missing 22-year-old.

He went missing after being kicked out of Luke's 32 Bridge Food and Drink downtown while on Broadway vacationing with fraternity brothers.

Strain was seen on surveillance footage walking around the downtown area, sometimes stumbling.

He had a friendly exchange with a police officer near 1st Avenue North and Gay Street. His bank card was discovered near the Cumberland River on March 17, five days before his remains were recovered.

About 50 people gathered for a candlelight vigil memorializing Strain on Friday night.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2024/03/24/riley-strain-autopsy-results-show-death-was-accidental-report/73087179007/