Riley Strain, 22, disappeared March 8 during a night out in Nashville.
The body of missing college student Riley Strain was recovered from the Cumberland River in West Nashville Friday morning following a two-week search, according to Nashville police.There’s no evidence to suggest anything other than Strain accidentally falling into the river, Nashville Police Chief John Drake told reporters on Friday.
Strain's family thanked everyone involved in the search, from first responders to volunteers to family and friends, during a press briefing Friday evening. "You don't understand how much that meant to us in some of our darkest hours," he said. "The hugs, the prayers, the offers -- I can't say it enough: thank you."
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