Riley Strain updates: Preliminary autopsy suggests student’s death was ‘accidental’
The missing student’s body was recovered from the Cumberland River on Friday
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Your support makes all the difference.A preliminary autopsy has been completed on student Riley Strain’s body after he was recovered from Nashville, Tennessee’s Cumberland River this week.
The initial autopsy results suggest an accidental death, as there were no signs of foul play, police told WKRN. Authorities recovered his body Friday around eight miles from the downtown area where he was last seen.
Now, his family is thanking the Nashville community.
“I want to reiterate how thankful we are for everyone and how much we appreciate everyone’s support, love and prayers,” Strain’s mother, Michelle Whiteid, said.
“We are quite thankful for everything you’ve done — the grace you’ve given us,” Chris Whiteid, Strain’s stepfather, said.
The 22-year-old University of Missouri student was partying with his fraternity in Nashville on 8 March when he was kicked out of a bar around 10pm. Strain’s bank card was found a week later near the river.
The discovery came after Mr Whiteid and family friend Chris Dingman told NewsNation police had shown them footage of what was believed to be Strain’s last known movements.
In the video, Strain was seen jogging close to the river, away from the direction of his hotel, they said.
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FULL STORY: Body found during search for missing Missouri student Riley Strain
Police have located the body of missing University of Missouri student Riley Strain in West Nashville after he disappeared two weeks ago.
Mr Strain’s body was pulled from the Cumberland River, approximately 8 miles from downtown Nashville.
Police said an initial analysis of Mr Strain’s body showed no evidence that of foul play, and that an autopsy is pending.
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Body of missing Missouri student Riley Strain found in Nashville river
Mr Strain’s body was recovered from the Cumberland River
FULL STORY: Body of missing Missouri student Riley Strain found in Nashville river
Police have located the body of missing University of Missouri student Riley Strain in West Nashville after he disappeared two weeks ago.
Mr Strain’s body was pulled from the Cumberland River, approximately 8 miles from downtown Nashville.
Police said an initial analysis of Mr Strain’s body showed no evidence that of foul play, and that an autopsy is pending.
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Body found during search for missing Missouri student Riley Strain
Mr Strain’s body was recovered from the Cumberland River
Nashville police confirm body belongs to missing Riley Strain
Nashville police have now confirmed that the body belongs to missing Riley Strain.
“The body of Riley Strain was recovered from the Cumberland River in West Nashville this morning, approximately 8 miles from downtown,” the department said.
“No foul play-related trauma was observed. An autopsy is pending.”
BREAKING: Body found in search for missing student Riley Strain
A body has been found in the search for missing student Riley Strain.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department confirmed to CBS News on Friday morning that a body was located in West Nashville.
Police said they are yet to confirm the identity of the body.
Cumberland River current was ‘very swift’ on the day Riley Strain disappeared, Cajun Navy director says
David Flagg, the director of the United Cajun Navy, a disaster relief and search and rescue group volunteering in the search for Riley Strain, told local reporters that the Cumberland River’s current was moving quickly on the day the student disappeared.
“Somehow, Riley may have fallen into the river and was swept away by the current,” Mr Flagg told WTVF. “The current was very, very swift on the day that he disappeared.”
Police searched Cheatham Dam yesterday for any sign of Mr Strain, but did not find any evidence of the student.
Riley Strain seen in video footage approaching river bridge as witnesses reveal they saw him being sick
New surveillance footage containing images of missing University of Missouri student Riley Strain on the night of his disappearance in Nashville has been found, according to family friend Chris Dingman.
Chris Whiteid, Mr Strain’s stepfather, said the new footage shows the student walking toward the James Robertson Parkway bridge, which spans the Cumberland River. He revealed the details to NewsNation.
The bridge is in the opposite direction of Mr Strain’s hotel. It is unclear why he was walking in that direction.
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It has been nearly two weeks since Mr Strain disappeared from Luke Bryan’s 32 Bridge bar in Nashville. He has not been heard from since. There have been no known sightings, no phone calls, and no cries for help.
Christ Whiteid, Mr Strain’s stepfather, said he and the rest of the family are aware that, at present, the chances that the 22-year-old will be found alive are slim.
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Chris Dingman, a close friend of the 22-year-old’s family, spoke with NewsNation on Wednesday – almost two weeks on from his 8 March disappearance.
Mr Dingman revealed that a couple, who are parents themselves, had been in touch with Mr Strain’s family to say that they spoke to the student that night.
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A view of the dam where police searched for Riley Strain
Police searched the Cheatham Dam in hopes of locating Riley Strain on Wednesday.
Local news broadcaster WKRN was on site during the seach and shared a short clip showing the dam where the search was focused.
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University of Missouri student Mr Strain went missing shortly before 10 pm on 8 March after he was kicked out of a bar in Nashville and became separated from his friends.
Search efforts have so far fallen flat with no trace of the missing 22-year-old other than the discovery of his bank card, which was found near the Cumberland River in Nashville over one week after he was last seen.
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