Current:Home > MyRiley Strain's Death Appears "Accidental," Police Say After Preliminary Autopsy -Prime Capital Blueprint
Riley Strain's Death Appears "Accidental," Police Say After Preliminary Autopsy
View
Date:2025-04-12 03:30:13
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! (16793)
Related
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Bronny James in attendance for USC opener in Las Vegas, and LeBron James hopes for a comeback
- Michigan State men's basketball upset at home by James Madison in season opener
- Ohio is the lone state deciding an abortion-rights question Tuesday, providing hints for 2024 races
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- Russia finalizes pullout from Cold War-era treaty and blames US and its allies for treaty’s collapse
- Starbucks increases U.S. hourly wages and adds other benefits for non-union workers
- ‘Priscilla’ stars Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi on trust, Sofia and souvenirs
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- Chile says Cuban athletes who reportedly deserted at Pan American Games haven’t requested asylum
Ranking
- Trump's 'stop
- Maternity company gives postpartum kits to honor '40-week marathon': How to get a Frida Mom kit
- Depression affects 1 in 5 people. Here's what it feels like.
- Trump clashes with judge, defends business record in testimony at New York fraud trial
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- Following these 8 steps for heart health may slow biological aging by 6 years, research shows
- Eye drop recall list: See the dozens of eye care products recalled in 2023
- Below Deck Med's Captain Sandy Yawn Suffers Scary Injury Leaving Her Season 8 Future in Jeopardy
Recommendation
IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
Nearly 1M chickens will be killed on a Minnesota farm because of bird flu
Rashida Tlaib defends pro-Palestinian video as rift among Michigan Democrats widens over war
Evan Ellingson, child star from 'My Sister's Keeper' and '24', dead at 35
Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
Shohei Ohtani among seven to get qualifying offers, 169 free agents hit the market
AP PHOTOS: Death, destruction and despair reigns a month into latest Israel-Gaza conflict
Children who survive shootings endure huge health obstacles and costs