The search continues for a Minnesota man who vanished in Tennessee last week.
The Office of Emergency Management said a search of the Cumberland River was conducted on Wednesday. The agency also said it requested sonar equipment amid its ongoing search for Riley Strain, 22, according to the Tennessean.
Strain vanished on March 8 after he was kicked out of Luke Bryan’s bar in Nashville. WZTV reported that the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission is investigating whether the bar overserved him the night of his disappearance.
Detectives today continue to pursue tips & investigative leads concerning missing person Riley Strain, 22. Strain, wearing a 2-tone shirt, is seen in this video crossing 1st Ave N to Gay St (right to left), at 9:47 p.m. Fri. Have info about him? Plz ? 615-742-7463. pic.twitter.com/fE86dlqeOC
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 12, 2024
Strain’s family told the news outlet that the bar said it asked him to leave because staff believed he had too much to drink.
Nashville police released surveillance footage apparently showing Strain walking across the street shortly before his disappearance. Additionally, a local smoke shop provided WZTV with surveillance footage possibly of Strain running and falling after leaving Luke Bryan’s bar.
New video shows missing Missouri college student Riley Strain walking through downtown Nashville, at one point falling as he runs along Church Street after leaving Luke Bryan’s bar. MORE: https://t.co/wKYMXkwuez
?: Downtown Smoke & Vape Shop pic.twitter.com/YVB7D0v1dH
— FoxNashville (@FOXNashville) March 13, 2024
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 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.
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[Feature Photo: WZTV video screengrab]
