Police search for a University of Missouri student in Nashville
UPDATE:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Authorities said Riley Strain’s bank card has been found, but he is still missing.
The card was found on the steep embankment between Gay Street and the Cumberland River.
Metro Nashville Police said crews are still searching for him.
Riley Strain’s bank card was discovered this afternoon on the embankment between Gay St. And the Cumberland River. The search for him continues.
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 17, 2024
SEE PREVIOUS COVERAGE:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Riley Strain, 22, went missing on Friday, March 8 in Nashville, and local authorities have not stopped their search.
The Nashville Office of Emergency Management posted to X on Wednesday, March 13 that crews were searching the riverbank area by boat.
OEM crews deployed 2 boats to aid with searches of the riverbank area. Addition of sonar equipment was requested with this launch & crews will work a path set in coordination with @MNPDNashville as they continue to investigate the whereabouts of the missing 22 year old student. pic.twitter.com/8HBifRdugv
— Nashville EOC/OEM (@NashvilleEOC) March 13, 2024
Metro Nashville Police Department said Strain was last seen at 9:52 p.m. Friday on Gay Street.
They described Strain as 6’5″ tall with light brown hair and blue eyes.
Authorities ask anyone who knows his whereabouts to call 615-862-8600.
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
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) March 11, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee are searching for a University of Missouri student who was last seen by friends at a Nashville bar Friday night.
Metropolitan Nashville Police released video Tuesday that shows Riley Strain, 22, crossing a downtown street Friday night. Police have said Strain was last seen just before 10 p.m. Friday after drinking downtown. They searched the area, including the banks of the Cumberland River, by helicopter and on the ground, but did not find him.
University of Missouri officials said in a statement that they were alerted over the weekend that Strain was missing after traveling to Nashville to attend a private event and that they have been in touch with family and authorities.
Strain’s mother, Michelle Whiteid, and his stepfather, Chris Whiteid, drove to Nashville from Springfield, Missouri, after they learned he disappeared while on a fraternity trip, news outlets reported.
“I just need to know where my son is,” Michelle Whiteid said. “We talk every day, multiple times a day. This is the longest I’ve ever gone without talking to him. It’s devastating. I just want to find him and hug him.”
After the bus ride from Columbia, Strain and some of his fraternity brothers went out, according to Chris Whiteid. Strain was asked to leave a bar, and they got separated, he said.
“The boys called him, and he said, ‘I’m walking back to my hotel,’” Chris Strain said. “They didn’t think anything about it.”
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