Wednesday’s search of a Tennessee dam turned up no sign of a Missouri man who has been missing for nearly three weeks.
WSMV reported that crews searched the Cheatham Dam, which is about 40 miles from where Riley Strain, 22, vanished in Nashville on March 8. The search entailed opening and closing the dam and sifting through debris that floated to the top of the dam, according to WKRN.
The Metro Nashville Police Department reportedly requested a search from the county line to the dam. The Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office told WSMV that no subsequent searches are planned at the dam following Wednesday’s efforts.
Meanwhile, WKRN reported that Strain’s family, law enforcement, and the United Cajun Navy searched the Cumberland River on Wednesday.
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Reports indicated that Strain was kicked out of Luke Bryan’s bar in Nashville because staff believed he had too much to drink. The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission is investigating whether the bar overserved him the night of his March 8 disappearance. However, the bar said they only served Strain one drink. The bar also said one of his friends walked down the stairs with him as he was escorted from the premises but went back upstairs as Strain left.
Strain’s friends reportedly closed their tab at the bar and left only to realize Strain was missing. Strain reportedly visited at least two other bars prior to going to Luke’s 32 Bridge.
A follow-up 911 call suggests that the initial call to 911 was placed on Saturday afternoon, 16 hours after Strain was last seen. At some point, Strain’s friends said they tried to report him missing at a police precinct and to Davidson County police.
Strain, a University of Missouri student, was in Nashville for a fraternity conference at the time of his disappearance. His family claimed they last tracked his phone to a location less than a mile from the bar he was ousted from. Strain’s location was unavailable on Snapchat and his phone eventually went straight to voicemail.
Strain was described as being 6 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, and having blue eyes and blonde hair. He was last seen wearing a brown button-up shirt with a black chest pocket, blue jeans, brown boots, and a black Apple watch. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts should call Metro Nashville police at 615-862-8600.
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[Feature Photo: Riley Strain/Family Handout]
