Body found in Cumberland River in West Nashville

Body found in Cumberland River in West Nashville trib.al/pk26WWV

[@AnyM4jorDude]

To the Family of Riley Strain. Please know that thousands have tuned in every day and volunteered in the search for your Son. You are not alone in your griefs. We grieve with you. We pray for you and your loss.

[@yolandagofigure]

Yes .... We are all so sorry.. but please know that Jesus man's broken but please know that Jesus man's broken but please know that Jesus is our healer a broken heart. ❤️🙏.

[@stephenbrand5661]

😂 This case has gotten the most insane, nonstop media coverage from day 1. Content creators from all over the country not able to livestream in downtown Nashville without half a dozen other creators streaming in the background. There are plenty of missing people out there who could use a tiny fraction of this attention.

[@jendee1260]

@@stephenbrand5661tell them that since you’re so passionate about it.

[@BunsenHoneydew001]

​@@stephenbrand5661 You mean missing people who aren't young white males? If you feel so strongly about it, make some content for the people you're so worried about.

[@stephenbrand5661]

@BunsenHoneydew001 Males? You ever heard of "missing white woman syndrome"? Gabby Petito?

[@chasing_stardust]

I cannot imagine the stress level these parents are facing right now ! May God give them strength especially the mom it’s heart wrenching to hear her say he was her best friend.

[@rmarvel169]

Yes, Amen 🙏🏻 ❤

[@Destroyer-Grizzly-BIH]

I bet! Every knock at the door, every phone call or text has to make their heart sink.

[@unoimright5153]

God is folklore… just stop…

[@Mg-rz7fv]

🙏🙏🙏🙏💙💙 sending prayers for the parents/ family Reily Strain and may God be with y'all give you strength and comfort. Prayers for the rescuers and Cajan Navy and the volunteers and Nashville PD and Nashville community.,News reporters.

[@gbp618]

Nothing more painful than losing your child. I've followed this all week and prayed for a miracle. My prayers are with this family 💔

[@rawbacon]

Don't drink, it just causes misery for yourself and everyone around you.

[@sdwhitesox8039]

It really does - absolutely nothing good comes from alcohol

[@tammyscott3706]

Drink at home! I know it's hard for young people to grasp but our country is in BIG TROUBLE. Just stay home where you're safe!!!

[@Carol-k8o]

God hates alcohol.

[@Truechildofgod]

You’re right drinking is terrible but i still think there was foul play the boys shirt and debit card was found and those things did not wash up on to the land they were placed there

[@GLITTERandSKULLZ]

​@@Carol-k8oLie. Wine is alcohol and Jesus drank wine.

[@thehaywire8889]

I am heartbroken! I had hoped for a miracle 😢

[@catcooper9461]

Same here yet I’m still hoping. 😢

[@DistrustHumanz]

Even if he is still alive, this still means someone else is dead. Where is the miracle here?

[@Luke86811]

Rip Riley

[@susivarga7303]

What miracle? The fairy godmother took him in?

[@Litebrite2944]

Seeing this makes me think about a lot, especially being a mom. I have only 1 child and I can not imagine this tragedy, Lord shine your light on the family and do what only you can do

[@Stewalebeth]

Hey momma, right there with you. My baby boy is leaving for college in the fall and I’m sick with fear and paranoia and anxiety.

[@Litebrite2944]

@@Stewalebeth don't reply on my post

[@carem5807]

Praying for this family. I’m so sorry for your loss.

[@Chrisje674]

OMG Praying for the poor family 😢😢 Big hug from Belgium

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Shirt and watch were on him. 🙏

[@vhswan3833]

Prayers for the family 🙏 no one sends their child off to university and expects tragic loss of life. May all who knew and loved this young man find comfort in his memory and some solace in being able to bring him home.

[@Canoga_Knuckles]

Ok now pray this family finds out quickly all the details necessary so that they can begin their grieving process 🙏

[@SOLDOZER]

Details? Theres no details. Its over.

[@lindahinzman8236]

Exactly where I have said for three days to look. Glad the family will have some closure (at least can take him home).

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Can they determine if he was intoxicated?

[@Funkystuff-sg9jt]

So Nostradamus, why didn't you venture on down there then? Or send someone if you couldn't? Hindsight is....

[@lindahinzman8236]

@@Funkystuff-sg9jt I am 75, and bedridden and live in Florida.

[@lindahinzman8236]

@@Funkystuff-sg9jt Plus, I contacted everyone that I knew was already there searching....three days ago.

[@Funkystuff-sg9jt]

So you know about this particular spot from FL....ok sure@@lindahinzman8236

[@melissareid640]

Sad. Knowing is better than not knowing. heartbreaking. In a strange city why none of his "friends" helped him to his hotel if he was in a bad state is concerning. Or is is a girl/woman thing to always go places and leave them together??

[@BlueskiesSkiesblue-mw6gc]

This is heartbreaking 💔 I truly believed somehow he was still alive.

[@boticelli9957]

Imo he was gone 👣🕊🙏

[@djohny-ne3gg]

maybe it's not RIley I'm believing for him to be alive to

[@julesservantofjesus972]

​@@djohny-ne3gg It is unfortunately him....

[@tmartinez1948]

May not be him Much love from Florida 😢

[@donuts411]

​@@tmartinez1948 sadly it has been confirmed to be Riley.

[@kbrown6860]

Prayers for the family 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@joycefecher7917]

Thank you, fraternity, brother, for all your help. Some friends you are. Why didn't someone leave with him to make sure he got back to the hotel. DRINKS WHERE MORE IMPORTANT THEN A FELLOW FRIEND .

[@donnathompson8804]

May God comfort the family and give them strength 🙏

[@cnikkii87]

So sad, but at least the family can have peace of knowing now

[@EVEE_Rose-3]

Body has been confirmed to be a 6’ tall male. His family has been called so we can assume Riley has been found. Praying for this family 🙏. His fraternity brothers should feel like shit and they better not even show up at his wake! They should have gone with helpless Riley. This tragedy could have been avoided with the “Buddy System”! With friends like those fraternity brothers you don’t need enemies!

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Shirt and watch confirmed.

[@griffinpalefsky9031]

Can you and everyone else please STFU about his fraternity brothers? Get off your high horse and stop acting like you’ve never had your judgement clouded by alcohol. Grieving the loss of a friend is hard enough already. Even harder when thousands of people are blaming you for it! Unless you have some new information for the investigation or some words of support for his family, how about you just stop talking!

[@deoneforpeace]

...Should be abolished 💖

[@katjay3125]

It was a ritual sacrifice

[@EVEE_Rose-3]

@@griffinpalefsky9031 yup the truth hurts. It’s the truth his FAKE FRATERNITY BROTHERS 100% FAILED HIM. THEY EVEN TOOK 16 hours TO REPORT POOR RILEY MISSING! Abolish sadistic fraternity gangs!

[@stargalaxyuniverse761]

My heart breaks for his family, friends and searchers, but I’m glad the family has some sort of answer.

[@silvana9615]

How sad! I hope they are spared the horrible experience of having to identify him, after so many days in the river! 😭😱

[@gbp618]

I'm pretty sure one of his parents will have to.

[@jennycole6529]

We don’t even know this kid and it’s so heartbreaking , seeing him alive and his last moments , wish someone would have stopped to help him. And wish he had people who didn’t let him leave alone

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Must have felt so scared in his last moments, alone and possibly injured unable to summon for help.

[@jennycole6529]

@@johnbrowneyes7534 exactly , I feel like even as a woman if I was alone and saw him I would of done something

[@jennycole6529]

@@johnbrowneyes7534 I feel like it may have been foul play only because if he accidentally fell in how did the homeless man get his shirt , like wouldn’t he have had it on, unless after he threw up on it he took it off , hmm so many theories

[@Ipetam]

​@@jennycole6529 He was found with his shirt on. The story was BS from the start.

[@jennycole6529]

@@Ipetam oh , thank you ; I don’t know how I missed that part

[@boochestover3669]

This whole thing don't look right he was old enough to call someone to come get him but why didn't he ? He saw a cop should said something then I say he maybe been slip a drug in his drink if they have cameras in the bar need to ck it out ??? If Luke owns the bar he needs to change his policies if they cut anyone out on drinks make sure they get a ride home ...😢

[@cathy2773]

Yes agree. Sad to is that out of 200 guys who took this trip to Nashville, that not one of them could take the time to escort this young man to the hotel. Or at least get him a taxi ride.

[@boochestover3669]

They found him in the river omg saying there no foul play that bull someone drowned him I say

[@Fido-vm9zi]

Riley lives on in many hearts. ❤❤❤

[@tanyabrowning5566]

Alot of bodies in this river😮

[@BeautifulDove-i7u]

I was thinking the same thing

[@lindariddle6973]

😢😢😢😢 praying for the family..

[@shannonkendrick865]

Praying

[@Deborah-l6s]

Prayers for his family 💔

[@xxxoxxoxxx]

This happens a lot in the UK, a lot of men coming out of bars and randomly ending up in the river Thames. Stop leaving your drunk friends alone! So sad for the family, sending them love & healing 🤍

[@VIC00-ir2bb]

Agree, dont abandon your friends or some psychopath could be lurking n watching..

[@donsicariofx]

Condolences from South Africa...I hope an autopsy reveals what happened prior...

[@JudySmith-x9l]

I'm Praying for the Family of this Young Man. My ❤ goes out for all of you. May God Bless You All. I will be Praying for Riley and his Family.❤

[@cathy2773]

Oh my heart breaks for Riley's family. My sincere condolences to his family. Just a sad sad ending for all involved in the search. RIP Riley

[@M_Samp]

I’m so sorry to hear about Riley. I kept hoping it wouldn’t end this way but had a good feeling it probably was. 🙏🙏🙏 for his family and friends. I’m glad they’re getting closure now, although I know it’s not the closure they’d hoped for, or that any of us had hoped for.

[@MP-yz6sb]

Damn! Condolences to Riley’s family. We were all hoping for a different outcome 😞.

[@deannacousin2339]

Prayers for the family 😪🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Missthatgirl634]

So sorry to hear this. I wish the family all the strength they will need to get through this horrific time.❤❤

[@Serinity_Bliss]

Sending prayers for this family

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Family has been called in.

[@boticelli9957]

😢😢😢Think it is him imo 😢

[@nitinbhakta4787]

MNPD has confirmed the identity to the public on its X social media channel. It is Riley Strain.

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Must have felt so scared in his last moments, alone and possibly injured unable to summon for help.

[@myrtle7043]

This is just heartbreaking 💔

[@leonfrancis3418]

I have never seen such press coverage for a drunk that was removed from a bar.

[@07CS]

Oh Lord,.. what a bittersweet and dreadful call this is for any parent. ,😞🙏🤍 His death could’ve been prevented; i still cannot comprehend why his fraternity brothers failed to protect him when he was obviously impaired and in an unknown territory. So sad.

[@gloriajones1548]

Prayers 🙏 for family and friends. RIP Riley 💔.

[@user-ux9zn7so3x]

Well, I’m praying for all these Wonderful people who have been working so hard to find Riley I hope and pray this is their son Riley. I understand this is not what they are expecting and I really feel for them,and pray they’ll have closure God bless every one of you that’s been looking for Riley . I just wanna say thank you and God bless everyone. That goes for all the News people who have been following this from the beginning, God bless y’all thank you for your hard work🙏🏼🙌🏼❤️

[@vickeybardo3807]

Prayers for the family

[@easyweezybreezy]

Awe prayers for the family. Hope the family can get closure

[@shawnni3014]

Lord have mercy My condolences to his family and friends 🙏🙏🙏🙏 this is truly sad

[@hollygolightly7475]

Poor child such sad news🙏

[@yolandagofigure]

😭😭😭😭😭😭 WHY DIDN'T ANYBODY HELP HIM!!

[@pamelashiflett5281]

To his family and many friends, I am so sorry for your loss. We will pray for you all.

[@deoneforpeace]

🙏 💞 💖

[@Linda-dx4bt]

Prayers for Rileys family and friends.

[@danijones819]

his frat "brothers" let him leave alone when I go out we came together we leave together

[@petpilgrimgoose]

So sad...I just emailed JLR investigations to tell him this is just getting out on the news...Sending prayers and hope.

[@nitinbhakta4787]

Why would the police call Riley Strain's parents if the identity has not been confirmed?

[@mgoncalves5596]

Not confirmed to the public. Once the family recognizes the body as Riley's then the authorities will confirm the identity to the public.

[@jennycole6529]

To confirm it’s him

[@SOLDOZER]

@@mgoncalves5596 The police are not going to make the parents ID the decomposed body thats been in the river for 2 weeks. That will be done by dental records.

[@suzsnnesanders4742]

I am so sorry!

[@joycefecher7917]

Even the homeless had no sense . All they do is feel sorry for themselves. Get up and take pride in your life. Get help

[@TifTif81]

RIP Riley!!!

[@buckfiden2988]

Rest in Peace Big Guy. My Condolences.

[@FrancesLiverman]

May God heal and mend his Momma's and Dad's and his family's broken hearts, Prayers from Virginia Beach, Virginia 🙏❤️😢

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

All this technology (phone/watch) and still a person can be lost and alone. That he was alone really bothers me. We think the internet keeps us connected and there’s so many people in this crowded world. Sometimes a crowd is the loneliest place.

[@loriwitmer6596]

Very unfortunate hearing this. My condolences to his family and true friends. It is very shamefull that his frat friends did'nt help him. Very sad. RIP.

[@LJHLU]

Our hearts ache for all of Riley’s family and friends. May he Rest In Peace and they also Rest In Peace. Psalms 34:18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. May you find rest in our Lord and Saviour. Prayers for all.

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Shirt and watch were on him. 🙏💙

[@sweetnsoursusan]

My condolences to family and friends. 🖤

[@audreydaleski1067]

So sad. Badd bar. Bad conduct code.

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Must have felt so scared in his last moments, alone and possibly injured unable to summon for help.💙

[@marywilson4938]

So sorry for Riley and his family. But I'm saying this again: if the bar had taken different actions then what they did - Riley would be alive. Luke's took an action that led to this.

[@alayadeluce]

It's so sad that this could have been prevented on so many levels. The bar or one of his frat brothers could have called a cab, a frat brother could have walked him back, people on the street could have called 911 when he fell and hit his head. Not one person out of so many tried to lend a hand. What a rotten selfish society we have become. And the getting drunk out of your mind fraternity rituals are disgusting.

[@bonniep8139]

Oh No!! So sad

[@appleof-hiseye]

💔🙏

[@Rafael-oi6dj]

They still can do an autopsy, I guess

[@bettycogswell9851]

So sad.

[@dusty__roads]

It has been so sad that they found another person I am holding on to hope that it's not Riley

[@Galloway278]

If he’s dead, then I hope it is him so they can have him back. Regardless of the outcome they need their son back.

[@davidwright873]

Nooooooooooooo,....Damnit!

[@AntoneJohnson-dq5gm]

Let's Say Alabama Sheriff Deputy Mrs White Voice Is Speaking Louder Than Ever In Tennessee We Just Never Have Recognize The Patriot Voice !

[@sbrecke1507]

I hope his friends feel massive guilt for not staying with him 😡💔 don't real friends look out for each other?

[@tammiecampbell6164]

Are you sure its not the 60+ year old they rescued?!

[@ferrisulf]

This isn't a rescue. This is a body.

[@sararao8429]

Too sad & unfortunate

[@QueenRoseFlower]

Sad, All the way around. I can't stop crying.

[@mm-yt8sf]

i thought i've read in other comments (so..not sure about their sources) in the past that two other bodies were found in this search? if true it's strange to think so many people can just be...lying around and we'd never know it normally...

[@brendamoon2660]

Young Men go missing in Nashville all the time. Rileys family had the resources to get some action. The Nashville facebook neighborhood pages always have posts from people who are looking for a family member who disappeared

[@Sawahoney]

Oh God 😢

[@joycefecher7917]

I'm SO sorry for you, lost of your beautiful son. This is what fraternity brothers do. Shame on you. This is part of your fault for not having common sense to help a common friend. You could not have given up drinking to make sure he got back to the hotel. You could have gone after him. Please, please get rid of fraternitys

[@Tony-l4u6p]

Many prayers for family wanted him found but not like this ❤

[@normanfletcher8332]

Tears, heart breaks when read this, know very slim chance he would be find alive, now confirmed, not....

[@sofly7634]

I'm guessing it's him. So sad. He seemed depressed. Real friends would never allow you to walk alone in that condition .

[@erinpetrazzuolo1937]

Riley?

[@rickylakemusic]

His fight is done. RIP

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

West Nasty. The Nations. Thats a good ways away. He must have really been incapacitated. Sad.

[@nillyk5671]

Omg 😢 I got chills. I think it's him.

[@nibrasge6375]

Investigate The Fraternity. Ask about drug deals, use and unpaid debts. There's a reason they didn't go with him when he was asked to leave.

[@boticelli9957]

Exactly

[@Funkystuff-sg9jt]

Whoa the GQP loves them some conspiracy. Not a shred of evidence here, shame on you for demeaning his life

[@MonicaFlorida]

No.Just being stupid college kids.

[@AntoneJohnson-dq5gm]

Risky Business * especially when you're six months from retirement *

[@slothmarathonpromotions2470]

It’s him. Was foul play involved is the question.

[@MaineBaeRN26]

Oh no 😭

[@Lisa_5591]

😢😢😢😢

[@Shimpy1]

😔🙏🏼

[@TammyVance50]

R.I.P.

[@sofly7634]

The bank card left on the ground makes me wonder if this was his clue left behind.

[@jeffguybersen]

Im glad his family got some sort of closure but am also disturbed by all the weird conspiracy theories that arose during the search for him. It was obvious to me what happened to him from the evidence. Even though, people still used it as an opportunity to claim that there was an abduction, serial killer on the loose in Nashville, etc. and that this young man had fallen victim to one of those many wild theories floating around the Internet. Sometimes, people!, accidents happen!

[@cdelane3335]

It's him they have confirmed it now.

[@shondrawhite9317]

🕯️✨👆🏼🖤

[@recentlyretired]

There have been to many young men that have been found in the water !