Current:Home > StocksRiley Strain's Death Appears "Accidental," Police Say After Preliminary Autopsy -Wealthify
Riley Strain's Death Appears "Accidental," Police Say After Preliminary Autopsy
SafeX Pro View
Date:2025-04-10 06:35:21
New details about the death of University of Missouri student Riley Strain have been made public.
On March 23, one day after the 22-year-old's body was found in the Cumberland River in Nashville following an almost two-week search, the Metro Nashville Police Department confirmed to WKRN that Strain's preliminary autopsy had been completed. They said his death continues to appear "accidental," with no foul play-related trauma.
A police spokesperson echoed similar comments to the Tennessean newspaper, adding, "A detective attended the autopsy examination." Toxicology results are still pending.
E! News has reached out to the department for comment and has not heard back.
The police had also stated March 22, after announcing that the college student's body had been located, that "There are no signs of foul play at this time."
One of Strain's friends had reported him missing to police March 9, a day after he was last seen publicly, on a night out with his Delta Chi fraternity brothers in Nashville.
At one point, the group had stopped at Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink, a bar and restaurant owned by Luke Bryan that is located two blocks away from the river, and Strain was later asked to leave the venue and was escorted out.
The TC Restaurant Group, which oversees the venue, said in a statement March 15 that during Strain's visit, he purchased and was served one alcoholic drink and two waters and that at 9:35 p.m., their security team "made a decision based on our conduct standards to escort him from the venue through our Broadway exit at the front of our building."
The group added, "He was followed down the stairs with one member of his party. The individual with Riley did not exit and returned upstairs."
Several more clues had led to the finding of Strain's body, located eight miles upstream from where he was last seen. Surveillance video released by police March 12 showed him stumbling while crossing a street near the river 12 minutes after leaving the bar. In addition, his family tracked his last cellphone location to a location less than a mile from the venue and, police said March 15 they found his bank card at an embankment near the river.
Strain is survived by his parents, mother Michelle Whiteid and stepfather Chris Whiteid, father Robert Gilbert and stepmother Milli Gilbert, plus his sister Chelsea Strain and girlfriend Anna Pauly.
Following news of Strain's death, his family appeared at a press conference. "I just ask that you mommas out there hug your babies tight tonight, please," his mother said. "Please for me. Hug your babies tight tonight."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (474)
Related
- Average rate on 30
- Golfer breaks world record for most 18-hole courses played in one year
- The House speaker’s race hits an impasse as defeated GOP Rep. Jim Jordan wants to try again
- Lane Kiffin trolls Auburn with a 'dabbing' throwback to Iron Bowl loss
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Coastal county and groups sue to overturn federal approval of New Jersey’s 1st offshore wind farm
- San Francisco police to give update on fatal shooting of driver who crashed into Chinese Consulate
- Humanitarian crisis in Gaza an 'unprecedented catastrophe,' UN says
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- Why the average American family's net worth increased 37% during the pandemic
Ranking
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- Early voting begins for elections in hundreds of North Carolina municipalities
- Phillies are rolling, breaking records and smelling another World Series berth
- New York Jets trading Mecole Hardman back to Kansas City Chiefs
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Rapper Jeezy, Jeannie Mai's estranged husband, reveals 8-year battle with depression
- Hospital systems Ascension and Henry Ford Health plan joint venture
- What is Palestinian Islamic Jihad? Israel blames group for Gaza hospital blast
Recommendation
Travis Hunter, the 2
Drone attack on base hosting US troops intercepted in Iraq, heightening fears of a broader conflict
When We Were Young in Las Vegas: What to know about 2023 lineup, set times, tickets
Workers noticed beam hanging off railcar days before fatal accident but didn’t tell the railroad
'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean
Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh plans to expand with a $45 million event venue
Early voting begins for elections in hundreds of North Carolina municipalities
Florida woman arrested for painting car to look like Florida Highway Patrol car