Found Deceased TN - Riley Strain, 22, missing after leaving bar, Nashville, 8 March 2024 #2

[Van Helsing]

Would the TBI involve themselves in this case considering theres no evidence of foul play?

Maybe not. Even if there was an accident, outside agencies may have been able to help find him still alive.

 

[JerseyWasHome2]

At least they’re still out searching with the helicopter

I think that's a helicopter for tourists as it's covering popular destinations in the area, not just the river.

I haven't seen any helicopter activity on the flight radar sites I tend to look at today yet over the river itself.

 

[kwash]

Not the same as what Riley was wearing, but I think this is the album you mean:

I don't know how to bring the photo over, but the first thing I thought of when I saw Riley's shirt was Garth Brooks!

 

[acutename]

NOAA data on the Cumberland River- 30 days... was higher, lower now... looks like a big river in pics IMO and it is now 18 ft deep; was 26 ft last month. Current data too.

Cumberland River at Nashville, TN

Monitoring location 03431500 is associated with a Stream in Davidson County, Tennessee. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Mean water velocity for discharge computation, and more are available. Water data back to 1793 are available online.

waterdata.usgs.gov

 

[SleutherGirl]

Not sure what happened to AWP, but JL has his own thread here now.

Jared Leisek of Adventures With Purpose charged with child rape

I'm new to this case as I found it only yesterday. I don't understand his blaming Mormon background for the crime - I'm not an expert but I always assumed that this Church doctrine bars sexual activity outside of heterosexual marriage. It boggles my mind that he claimed that he and his...

www.websleuths.com

Yes I did hear about that disgusting situation. I hope AWP continues it's good work without being tainted by that piece of trash, though.

 

[arielilane]

It appears they are searching because (my opinion only) the live webcam show as "temporary offline" -- it's been that way for a few days now. Maybe someone else will have better luck. MOO

 

[jbennett]

I think extremely popular spots like those on the strip in Nashville will ask you to leave simply because you are not continuing to purchase anything.

This has not been my experience at several places in Nashville, one of which we watched an entire football game after purchasing dinner and a couple drinks.

 

[Sonny Crockett]

The reality is that thousands, probably hundreds of thousands, of people are ejected from bars every year and they either make their way home or sleep it off somewhere. The Riley's of the world who go missing after getting kicked out of a bar is probably less than 1%. Stats could probably support what it would cost to introduce an ordnance that every drunk person be driven home, or back to their hotel. The costs would be astronomical. If bar patrons are okay with paying double for their drinks then it might get passed. I don't like the term 'nanny state' but that's what an ordnance would be in this case, IMO. Personal responsibility be damned.

Agree with all of this 100%. And, not to downplay this tragic RS case - but it's extremely obvious that this type of unfortunate situation happens on occasion. And, it's almost unheard of that a case like this ever get this much news/press. If anything, it may get a blurb in the local news in that area - if it even gets reported at all.

 

[acutename]

NOAA data on the Cumberland River- 30 days... was higher, lower now... looks like a big river in pics IMO and it is now 18 ft deep; was 26 ft last month. Current data too.

Cumberland River at Nashville, TN

Monitoring location 03431500 is associated with a Stream in Davidson County, Tennessee. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Mean water velocity for discharge computation, and more are available. Water data back to 1793 are available online.

waterdata.usgs.gov

here is an article that explores the river conditions on March 8- cold water 50s and it says the river is shallow by the banks in the city but "drops off":

Dangers of the Cumberland River: How water depth, current and temperature impact people

Officials have been searching the Cumberland River in Nashville for a missing Missouri college student. How safe is the river?

www.tennessean.com

various randoms on the internet say it is not a good place to swim because of effluent and trash IMO, but there does seem to be kayaking and some races which have a "swim" portion like a tri race, IMO. Music City Triathlon | Downtown Nashville

 

[JerseyWasHome2]

"The search for missing Missouri student Riley Strain intensified Wednesday morning as officials confirmed they were focusing efforts at the Cheatham Lock and Dam near Ashland City."

(Wow, that's quite a distance. I realize the image from Google Maps below labels it as Sycamore Creek, but if I zoom out, it changes the name to Cheatham Lake, but then the label for Nashville disappears, so I tried to at least get Nashville into the image. My arrow points to Ashland City and the Cumberland River, but it looks as though the Cheatham Lock and dam are even further northwest of there.)

Missing Missouri student: Officials focusing Riley Strain search efforts on Cheatham Dam

The search for missing Missouri student Riley Strain intensified Wednesday morning as officials focused efforts at the Cheatham Lock and Dam near Ashland City.

www.wkrn.com

Ashland City · Tennessee 37015

Tennessee 37015

www.google.com

 

[arielilane]

@NewsNation

The United Cajun Navy has joined the search for missing college student Riley Strain as police continue to pour through hundreds of leads and tips.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1770486080619364565

Cajun Navy joins search for Mizzou student Riley Strain

Strain was seen on surveillance video stumbling and falling as he walked through the streets in Nashville.

www.newsnationnow.com

 

[JerseyWasHome2]

Quoting the WKRN article above, "The Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office said they will be in the area around noon and called the efforts a “basic shutdown” at the facility where the Cumberland River flows into Cheatham Lake."

So I wonder if they shut down the functions at the dam, if that will allow more water to flow out of the Nashville area, lowering the levels back toward where he was last seen and making the situation for divers easier and safer?

 

[MarcieM]

I wonder about Riley's mental health at the time? I wonder if they went to Nashville for the same Frat trip last year?? Everyone says how lost he was but maybe he wasn't lost at all...

 

[Sarahsk8s]

I guess I had it completely backwards which way the river flows.
Glad they are focusing on a specific area now.
This is so sad.

 

[ifindedout]

Not sure what happened to AWP, but JL has his own thread here now.

Jared Leisek of Adventures With Purpose charged with child rape

I'm new to this case as I found it only yesterday. I don't understand his blaming Mormon background for the crime - I'm not an expert but I always assumed that this Church doctrine bars sexual activity outside of heterosexual marriage. It boggles my mind that he claimed that he and his...

www.websleuths.com

AWP and JL are still active. They're currently involved in SAR for Rachel Merchant-Ly, river crash victim in Oregon, for whom we now have a thread.

 

[ATaco]

No he definitely went in the water unfortunately

Can you help me understand this? I’m struggling to agree because honestly even if he fell on his way to the water he would hit trees & bushes before he got to the water. It’s not a clear path to the water.

 

[arielilane]

@burtstaggsnews

Just In: The search for #RileyStrain has moved down stream to the area of the Cheatham County Lock & Dam near Ashland City. Official call it a "focused effort" The CCSO called it a basic shutdown of the facility.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1770498632195654141

 

[angelainwi]

Did she take a pic of the guy? Most phones have cans now. Seems if she were wanting to report it she’d take a photo?

At the time she did not know that the shirt was connected to a missing person. She just noticed it because it was so clean compared to the rest of his clothes, face and hands. Once she saw the info on Riley she put 2 and 2 together

 

[ChiaPet]

Not the same as what Riley was wearing, but I think this is the album you mean:

Yes! Not exactly the same but similar enough I would have looked twice at it and remembered it later. Especially in Nashville

 

[mythwrites]

"The search for missing Missouri student Riley Strain intensified Wednesday morning as officials confirmed they were focusing efforts at the Cheatham Lock and Dam near Ashland City."

(Wow, that's quite a distance. I realize the image from Google Maps below labels it as Sycamore Creek, but if I zoom out, it changes the name to Cheatham Lake, but then the label for Nashville disappears, so I tried to at least get Nashville into the image. My arrow points to Ashland City and the Cumberland River, but it looks as though the Cheatham Lock and dam are even further northwest of there.)

Missing Missouri student: Officials focusing Riley Strain search efforts on Cheatham Dam

The search for missing Missouri student Riley Strain intensified Wednesday morning as officials focused efforts at the Cheatham Lock and Dam near Ashland City.

www.wkrn.com

Ashland City · Tennessee 37015

Tennessee 37015

www.google.com

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Whoa on a map it does seem SUPER far. This makes sense though. In the case of Dakota Bingham, a young man in his late 20s who went missing from almost the same point in the river, turned up in Rock Harbor Marina 5 days after he went missing. This is day 12 for Riley so barring any interference from debris or brush, this distance makes sense. Wild.

DB was also about RS's weight (160), but shorter at 6'0"

Here's where Rock Harbor is: