{"id":104867,"date":"2024-03-22T18:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T18:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/body-of-riley-strain-found-in-river-no-evidence-of-foul-play-nashville-police\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T18:03:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T18:03:31","slug":"body-of-riley-strain-found-in-river-no-evidence-of-foul-play-nashville-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/body-of-riley-strain-found-in-river-no-evidence-of-foul-play-nashville-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Body of Riley Strain found in river, no evidence of foul play: Nashville police"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — The body of missing college student Riley Strain was recovered from the Cumberland River in West Nashville Friday morning following a two-week search, according to Nashville police.<\/p>\n

“No foul play-related trauma was observed,” police said.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no evidence to suggest anything besides Strain accidentally falling in the river, Nashville Police Chief John Drake told reporters on Friday.<\/p>\n

Strain’s body was spotted by workers at the river Friday morning, Drake said. The autopsy will likely be done Friday, he said.<\/p>\n

Strain, a 22-year-old senior at the University of Missouri, went missing on March 8 after a night out at several Nashville bars. Strain and his Delta Chi fraternity brothers were visiting Nashville for their fraternity formal.<\/p>\n

While the friends were out that night, Strain FaceTimed his mom and didn’t sound intoxicated, Strain’s stepfather, Chris Whiteid, told ABC News.<\/p>\n

Strain and his mom exchanged more texts after the FaceTime call, Whiteid said. The last text Strain sent to his mom that night was, “I love you.”<\/p>\n

Surveillance cameras and police body cameras captured Strain’s last known movements from about 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Strain was reported missing on March 9 and authorities launched a massive search by foot, by drone and by boat.<\/p>\n

The United Cajun Navy also arrived in Nashville to help organize volunteer searches.
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Officers continue to work to locate missing person Riley Strain, 22, who was last seen Fri. night by friends @ a Broadway bar in Nashville. Riley is from Missouri and was visiting. He is 6’5″ tall with a thin build, blue eyes and light brown hair. See him? Pls call 615-862-8600. pic.twitter.com\/daqKDWGJJO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

Strain’s stepfather told ABC News on Wednesday that the family was beginning to have difficult conversations.<\/p>\n

“Put yourself in our shoes,” Whiteid said. “Your family, your brother, your sister — they’ve been missing for almost two weeks.”<\/p>\n

“Everybody knows it, everybody’s thinking it — those conversations are starting to happen,” he said. “It’s not what we want. And I understand that people want to know what we’re feeling — we’re feeling frustrated, we’re feeling hurt, we’re feeling depressed.”<\/p>\n

“Nobody knows what happened,” he said.<\/p>\n

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