NASHVILLE, TN – A preliminary autopsy revealed that the death of University of Missouri student Riley Strain, whose body was found in a Nashville river, was deemed accidental. The 22-year-old’s cause of death is still pending final toxicology results.

Metropolitan Nashville police spokesperson Kris Mumford stated that there is no evidence of foul play in Strain’s death. The detective who attended the autopsy examination also noted that the death appeared to be accidental.

Strain went missing earlier this month during a visit to Nashville with his fraternity brothers. He was last seen leaving country star Luke Bryan’s honky-tonk bar on March 8. The fraternity brother was found dead in the Cumberland River in West Nashville.

Security at the bar where Strain had been was reported to have asked him to leave based on his behavior, despite the bar operators claiming he had only consumed one alcoholic beverage and two drinks of water while at the establishment. Video footage showed Strain walking away from the bar towards Gay Street.

A homeless individual reported seeing Strain, who appeared to be very intoxicated, nearly falling into the river. Strain’s fraternity expressed sorrow over his passing and extended condolences to his family and loved ones during this challenging time.

Riley’s mother, Michelle Whiteid, made an emotional plea for parents to hold their children close in the wake of her son’s tragic death. The circumstances surrounding Strain’s disappearance and subsequent death continue to raise questions, with the fraternity community mourning the loss of their beloved brother.