Found Deceased TN - Riley Strain, 22, missing from a bar, Nashville, 8 March 2024

[SamDaClam]

Springfield is not a small town, and that is what he is used to navigating. I could see if he had been in NYC, gotten smashed, and then separated from his friends and got lost. But Nashville is only so big. I live in Portland and it has a bigger city/metro population than Nashville does. And it generally feels like a small town.

I wonder if he was on any medication that might have not mixed well with alcohol? And he was carrying his phone, I wonder why he didn’t just call for a taxi rather than wander around aimlessly like that? Somethings off here.

 

[GoBuckeyes]

Sad. The bartender felt zero responsibility or compassion for a young man “over-served” at the bar. The best option is to kick him to the street? What time did this “bounce” occur from the club?
If a business associate notices someone so inebriated that they feel compelled to make them leave…they should at least call a cab or Uber. Senseless and genuinely inhumane.

9:30PM

 

[MommyDoll2]

I don’t think this has been covered, and I have to admit I don’t know cars very well. But in all the videos there is a black car that looks like it could be the same. But more so, in the video clip where he falls, at the very beginning it looks like he could be interacting with two others. It even looks like he puts his arm out as if to keep them at a distant. Then we see him run through the parking lot. I’ve included some pictures. Go back and watch videos. I know there are a million black cars, but what do you all think? I numbered the photos:View attachment 490368View attachment 490369View attachment 490371View attachment 490372View attachment 490373
1.) The interaction.
2.) Him walking away right before left turn into parking lot and running. You can see a black car Also another photo of closer pic of car.
3.) Walking on sidewalk prior to reaching construction intersection with car passing.
4.) Closer pic of car. Bicyclist also slowly rides by but not in picture.
5.) Black car turning just before he crosses road.

I know this is probably nothing. But since there aren’t that many cars on the road in these clips, thought it was worth pointing out.

In pic 5 is that a light inside like for an Uber/Lyft?

 

[MommyDoll2]

I think some of the people suggesting Roofie are considering he spoke to his mom via FaceTime at 7:45 & was drunk. A roofie or medication would make alcohol stronger.

 

[calvinshobbes]

I just find it bizarre that bars and owners or people associated with them have to provide some public service announcement about working closely with the police. Why? I don't see Toyota, GM or Tesla or any car company making public announcements when some extremely drunk person crashes their vehicle into the side of a house? Why does there have to be an inference that the bar is responsible?

because the person is still missing. If in an automobile crash, the people are recovered, there is just accident reconstruction. If the person drives away and is missing, the police will work with the car company for any satellite tracking or other location information. These car companies will always put out that they are cooperating with authorities on providing them information. The bar will say they are cooperating with the police and providing them withe video or interviews etc

 

[JessG78]

I really don’t know how that report got out, maybe bad editing? But here it says 1:46 am.

I think they notified police at 1:46 am but the parents were notified much later.

 

[PommyMommy]

I think they notified police at 1:46 am but the parents were notified much later.

10:30 Saturday morning.

New video, 911 call give more details into the night Riley Strain disappeared in Nashville

For five days, investigators have searched low along the banks of the Cumberland river and put his picture high up on billboards — but there's still no sign of college student Riley Strain.

www.newschannel5.com

According to Riley's family, his fraternity brothers didn't realize Riley never made it back to the hotel until early Saturday morning. The next morning, his friends started searching and stopped by the Davidson County Sheriff's office first, before being re-directed to Metro Police. The friends evidently called Riley's parents about the disappearance around 10:30 am Saturday.

Tennessee police searching for missing Mizzou student

Police in Nashville, TN, are looking for a student from the University of Missouri after he was kicked out of a bar Friday night.

fox2now.com

“At approximately 10:30 a.m. (Saturday morning) they called my wife; we’re in Springfield, MO., and told her he was missing and they did not know what to do.”

 

[DeDee]

This link carries one on a dizzying tour of Luke Bryan's Bar. I can't imagine being in there with hundreds of people but many do it. There's a rooftop sushi bar.
Those guys could spend some time in here. Does Bryan's wait staff carry electronic devices to pay as you go when you don't have a table? That's how many restaurants serve big crowds so quickly. Wonder if the guys he was with ordered food while at a table? What time did they start their pub crawl that day?

Explore Luke's 32 Bridge in 3D

 

[MassGuy]

I think some of the people suggesting Roofie are considering he spoke to his mom via FaceTime at 7:45 & was drunk. A roofie or medication would make alcohol stronger.

True, but alcohol alone could do that. I imagine they started drinking fairly early, as many college kids would do in that situation. Drink in the hotel and then hit the bars. It’s cheaper that way.

 

[DeDee]

10:30 Saturday morning.

New video, 911 call give more details into the night Riley Strain disappeared in Nashville

For five days, investigators have searched low along the banks of the Cumberland river and put his picture high up on billboards — but there's still no sign of college student Riley Strain.

www.newschannel5.com

According to Riley's family, his fraternity brothers didn't realize Riley never made it back to the hotel until early Saturday morning. The next morning, his friends started searching and stopped by the Davidson County Sheriff's office first, before being re-directed to Metro Police. The friends evidently called Riley's parents about the disappearance around 10:30 am Saturday.

Tennessee police searching for missing Mizzou student

Police in Nashville, TN, are looking for a student from the University of Missouri after he was kicked out of a bar Friday night.

fox2now.com

“At approximately 10:30 a.m. (Saturday morning) they called my wife; we’re in Springfield, MO., and told her he was missing and they did not know what to do.”

I remember Mr Strain saying he was about to tee off when he got the call. He put his stuff back into the golf cart and told his mates he had to go. It was 10:30am. Within 30 min, he said, they were on the road busy making phone calls.

I remember when Natalee Holloway went missing in Aruba. Beth was in Memphis, TN at 10pm. She got into her car and drove extremely fast. She called the Highway Patrol who escorted her to the state line where ALHP pulled ahead and led her home at the highest rate of speed possible.

MOO

 

[PommyMommy]

MAR 13, 2024

Prayer vigil held as search for Riley Strain enters day five

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Springfield community members gathered tonight around friends and family of Riley Strain with a candlelight vigil, praying for his safe return home. At Kickapoo High School…

www.ozarksfirst.com

At the start of the vigil, there was a Q&A where new information was shared.

So far, a second homeless person was able to recognize Strain and every boat on the river is now searching for him.

 

[neesaki]

Sharing this MSM article...I've extracted and highlighted the details surrounding his disappearance Friday night. (bbm)

Riley Strain, a 22-year old student at the University of Missouri, was in town for what was supposed to be a fun weekend for a formal along with 200 other members of his fraternity. But unfortunately, at around 10pm on Friday, Strain got separated from the rest of his group at Luke Bryan’s 32 Bridge bar, and hasn’t been seen since.

According to posts on social media, Strain’s phone was last tracked to an area near Public Square Park, a few blocks from Broadway and near a bridge crossing the Cumberland River, at 9:53 PM on Friday. But since then, the phone has been shut off and Strain hasn’t been seen or heard from since.

Missouri College Student Missing In Nashville After A Night Out On Broadway

A RIFF on what country is really about.

www.whiskeyriff.com

Uh oh…. a fraternity. They should be outlawed, IMO. They are abusive. I know a young man who went into a coma and died of alcohol poisoning that was in a fraternity. They should not be tolerated on college campuses, Period. JMO

 

[neesaki]

Here's an MSM report from Fox17 Nashville. This report states that RS was kicked-out of Luke Bryan's Bar...extracted and bbm.

"Strain's friends told police they lost sight of him around 10 p.m. after he was told to leave Luke Bryan's bar at 301 Broadway."

In addition, Verizon reported the below regarding his last ping location. (bbm)

"Verizon Wireless, Riley's service provider, was not able to get a live phone ping due to the phone being off," police wrote. "However, Verizon provided police with the last known location of Riley's phone. [It] last pinged .64 miles southwest of the cell tower located at 19 Oldham Street."

Man, 22, reported missing after being kicked out of Luke Bryan's Nashville bar

A man is missing after he was kicked out of a popular bar on lower Broadway last Friday, Metro Police confirm.

fox17.com

And then again, fraternity brothers are supposed to watch out for each other, right? What happened there?
Sorry if has already been addressed, I’m a little behind.

 

[nao]

Moo.. unfortunate life happens. No one is to blame. Tourist towns are like (what happens in Vegas ) . I waitressed in tourist area, in off season of any regular went missing, we know those people, we really care.
But in tourist season, people go out to get wasted. I just your minimum paid server. Not my job to babysit.
There was 100+ students in town to party. If they only lost one, well that is pretty lucky....moo

 

[gitana1]

Saw the news article and immediately pulled up a map, have they been searching the river? So many young men end up in a body of water after a night out.

I wonder why. Do they slip and bump their head?

 

[eimehc]

The footage of him stumbling around is horrifying. This reminds me so much of what happened to Brendan Santo. Too many guys run on the “They’ll be fine.” thinking process. IMO. With St Patty’s weekend coming up, more people need to talk about things like this.

 

[gitana1]

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But it does seem more often to be young men. My theory is that men are more likely to be alone outside at night, so instead of being guided home by their companions, they go "explore" alone and lose their balance when close to the water. JMO.

Apparently it is a thing (I didn’t know that):

Why are most drowning victims men? Sex differences in aquatic skills and behaviors.

Men have higher drowning rates than women for most age groups. Data from a 1991 national household survey (n = 3042) on aquatic activities were used to examine hypotheses about differential drowning rates by sex. Men and women were compared by (1) exposure ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

“Alcohol increases the risk of drowning by impairing judgement, reducing coordination, and delaying reaction time. The average blood alcohol concentration of males who drowned with a positive reading of alcohol in their system was almost three times the legal driving limit. The highest blood alcohol concentration recorded was ten times the legal driving limit at 0.523.
Mr Scarr continues, “Alarmingly, the males who are drowning under the influence of alcohol aren’t just having a drink or two, they’re significantly inebriated. Alcohol increases the risk of drowning by impairing judgement, reducing coordination, and delaying reaction time.”
Of the activities resulting in drowning deaths while under the influence of alcohol, 41% were as a result of jumping in, and 32% were due to accidental falls into water. Rivers, creeks, and streams were the leading location for drink drowning, accounting for 28% of all male drowning deaths with a contributory blood alcohol level.“

492 Men have drowned whilst Drunk. Don't let your mates drink and drown

www.royallifesaving.com.au

 

[Fika]

I don’t know why men gravitate to water while drunk but Im Dutch and lived most of my life in Amsterdam. We had / have so many drownings every year mostly tourists and expats. All men. Whenever a man was missing I knew hes in water and I see this phenomenon in other countries as well.

Once I was in a bar by the water and young expat gone missing while going to the bathroom and never came back. He was found almost 2 weeks later in water. Probably gone to the bathroom by the water because the bar I was at was notorious for busy bathrooms.

I guess one reason is as some of you mentioned going to pee in the water.
Im adding some article about that issue as to why so many young men die in water.
I hope that Riley will be found safe but I do believe he is in the water.

Why do so many men die in Amsterdam’s canals?

Never pee in a canal, never pee alone

dutchdeadline.substack.com

 

[gitana1]

Right. Maybe it's the fact that so many seem to notice that he's unsteady but they look the other way, it even appears the man he first passes notices and hangs back to almost avoid Riley, but he could've been waiting for his own friends. It appears too, as if the man might've said something to Riley as he was first crossing the road before the white van crosses, maybe alerting him there was a car coming. Being in the city, I get it, but it's terribly sad. He could've easily been robbed in the situation he was in, not saying that is the scenario but it's a very risky situation. As much as the bar might've been avoiding liability it seems that their actions put Riley in this risky situation.

My problem is how are they serving someone that drunk? I mean I guess it’s hard to be able to see how inebriated a person is in a crowded, loud bar. Such a shame.

 

[Fika]

My problem is how are they serving someone that drunk? I mean I guess it’s hard to be able to see how inebriated a person is in a crowded, loud bar. Such a shame.

Could be someone else ordering drinks for everyone not necessarily him going up to the bar to order. Bartenders aren’t really aware of whats going on while people sit at the tables. I doubt that if he walked up to the bar in that condition they would serve him.

They were also bar hopping so he might not have been overserved in one bar.