School scholar Riley Pressure’s preliminary post-mortem has been accomplished.
The Metro Nashville Police Division confirmed to native ABC affiliate WKRN on Saturday, March 23, that Pressure’s demise gave the impression to be “accidental” with no foul-play trauma.
Native cops introduced at some point earlier that Pressure had been discovered lifeless eight miles from downtown Nashville. Pressure was 22 and a university scholar on the College of Missouri, Columbia, who had been visiting Tennessee throughout a Delta Chi fraternity journey.
“The body of Riley Strain was recovered from the Cumberland River in West Nashville this morning, approximately 8 miles from downtown,” the Nashville PD tweeted on Friday, March 22. “No foul play-related trauma was observed. An autopsy is pending.”
Pressure went lacking on March 8, along with his final identified whereabouts at Luke Bryan’s Luke’s 32 Bridge Meals + Drink restaurant.
“The boys called him, and he said, ‘I’m walking back to my hotel,’” Pressure’s stepfather, Chris Whiteid, informed native information outlet WSMV a number of days later. “They didn’t think anything about it.”
Whiteid later mentioned on an episode of “Top Story With Tom Llamas” that Pressure had contacted his household when the group arrived on the bar.
“It’s very odd. Friday night when they got there, he had sent pictures, he called,” Whiteid recalled. “Yes, we’re hurting and everything, but right now we’re still expecting a positive outcome.”
Safety footage later revealed that Pressure had taken a flawed flip away from his lodge. Whereas an investigation was ongoing, information broke that Pressure’s financial institution card had been positioned close to Cumberland River and Homosexual Road.
After Pressure was reported lacking, safety digital camera footage later revealed that he had been strolling round intoxicated with a homeless man. He additionally allegedly despatched a “Good lops” textual content to a woman that he was seeing earlier than the journey; she admitted to being confused by his message.
Bryan, 47, and his bar haven’t publicly addressed Pressure’s demise. They had been cooperating with the investigation.
“In our effort to help the Nashville Metro Police Department’s Missing Persons investigation of Riley Strain, we proactively provided detailed information quickly after his visit to our business on March 8,” the assertion on the singer’s Instagram learn earlier this month. “This information included all security camera footage, photos of Riley at our establishment with detailed time stamps, transaction records and staff accounts.”
The assertion continued, “During Riley’s visit to Luke’s 32 Bridge, our records show he purchased and was served one alcoholic drink and two waters. At 9:35 p.m., our security team made a decision based on our conduct standards to escort him from the venue through our Broadway exit at the front of our building. He was followed down the stairs with one member of his party. The individual with Riley did not exit and returned upstairs. Our prayers continue to be with Riley’s friends and family during this difficult time and for his safe return.”