Missing Mizzou student Riley Strain seen in Nashville surveillance tape
- Video shows Strain stumbling and falling as he runs through downtown
- Crews are searching the Cumberland River and nearby areas
- Strain was last seen at a bar with his fraternity brothers
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Editor’s note: The latest update on Riley Strain.
(NewsNation) — Authorities have released surveillance video that shows missing Mizzou student Riley Strain, who has been missing since he was kicked out of a bar.
The footage shows Strain crossing from 1st Ave N to Gay St, wearing the same black and brown shirt his friends say he was wearing the night he disappeared. It was taken at 9:47 p.m.
Another clip of surveillance footage came from Downtown Smoke & Vape Shop, given to NewsNation affiliate WKRN, and was taken at 9:46 p.m. Friday night. It shows Strain running through the downtown area, stumbling and at one point falling to the sidewalk.
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
What happened to Riley Strain?
Strain was in Nashville for what the university said was a fraternity conference. He was last seen by friends when he was kicked out of Luke Bryan’s bar at about 9:30 p.m. for being overserved. A friend said he tried to go with Strain but security stopped him.
He was at the bar with fraternity brothers from the Delta Chi fraternity and his friends said they got separated and lost sight of him.
They were unable to find him using his location on Snapchat and his phone went straight to voicemail. Strain was also not found at the group’s hotel.
Riley Strain, 22, disappeared on March 8, 2023 in Nashville. (Credit: Whiteid and Gilbert family) 
Riley Strain, 22, disappeared on March 8, 2023 in Nashville. (Credit: Whiteid and Gilbert family) 
Riley Strain, 22, disappeared on March 8, 2023 in Nashville. (Credit: Whiteid and Gilbert family) 
Riley Strain, 22, disappeared on March 8, 2023 in Nashville. (Credit: Whiteid and Gilbert family) 
Riley Strain, 22, disappeared on March 8, 2023 in Nashville. (Credit: Whiteid and Gilbert family) 
Riley Strain, 22, disappeared on March 8, 2023 in Nashville. (Credit: Whiteid and Gilbert family) 
Riley Strain, 22, on the night he disappeared in Nashville. (Credit: Whiteid and Gilbert family) 
Riley Strain, 22, on the night he disappeared in Nashville. (Credit: Whiteid and Gilbert family)
While Strain told friends he would see them back at the hotel, his phone location pinged in the opposite direction.
Strain’s mother said she and her son talked every day and it’s not typical for him to fail to communicate. She was receiving messages him Friday night before he disappeared.
“He and his buddy were having a good time and he just wanted to show me that he was having a good time,” Michelle Whiteid told NewsNation’s Markie Martin.
The Search for Riley Strain
Police in Nashville have checked hospitals and jails with no luck and attempts to use his phone to find him as failed as it appears to have died.
The search has involved drones, helicopters and ground searchers in the area near the Cumberland river. Boats are also being used to search the river for any sign of Strain.
The family is also in contact with Apple, in hopes of using Strain’s Apple Watch to pinpoint his location.
The released surveillance videos are the latest attempt by authorities to trace Strain’s path after he left the bar.
Strain is 6’7″ with a thin build, brown hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a shirt with black and brown patches on it the night he was last seen. Anyone with information should call 615-862-8600.
