Riley Strain: Missouri student's bank card found near Tennessee river 9 days after mysterious disappearance

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: Police searching frantically for University of Missouri student Riley Strain, who vanished nine days ago, discovered his bank card near a river in Nashville.

Strain, 22, was last seen on March 8 at country singer Luke Bryan bar Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink on Broadway, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. 

Surveillance footage shows Riley Strain stumbling and walking

Stain, a Delta Chi fraternity member, was kicked out from the bar at around 10 pm for unclear reasons while he was in Tennessee with his group for their yearly spring formal.

On Thursday, March 14, Nashville Metro Police said they were using a boat to search the Cumberland River further.

They verified that Strain's bank card had been discovered on the embankment close to Gay Street, three minutes walk from the Downtown Smoke & Vape Shop on Church Street, the location of his last video appearance. 

During the March 17 media briefing, the authorities declared that the 22-year-old is still being sought after.

Footage of Strain from Wednesday, March 13, showed him close to the intersection of Church Street and 2nd Avenue, WKRN reports.  He can be seen stumbling down the street, getting back up fast, and walking down the street while sporting a two-toned black and brown shirt and blue jeans.

Shortly before ten o'clock in the evening, a second camera caught him staggering through the streets with long strides and lowered head. This was near the intersection of Gay Street and 1st Avenue North.

"We feel like when he came out, because they had been to a couple of other places, that he had got turned around on the direction," said Strain's stepfather Chris Whiteid as per WKRN.

He is seen stumbling and looking disoriented as he crosses a closed road close to the water in more surveillance footage that the Nashville police have made public.

Police have searched local jails and hospitals for his phone, but have not been successful. Strain's mother, Michelle Whiteid, described him as a "communicative kid."

Country music artist Luke Bryan has expressed his prayers for his safe return. TC Restaurant Group is working with the Metro Nashville Police Department. 

Internet prays for Riley Strain's safe return 

In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Nashville Police stated that Strain's bank card was discovered on the embankment between Gay Street and the Cumberland River, close to Riverfront Park, on Sunday.

Nashville Police said, "Riley Strain's bank card was discovered this afternoon on the embankment between Gay St. And the Cumberland River. The search for him continues."

A user wrote on the post questioning the police department, "Why wasn't that found on the first day of searching. Why didn't you immediately have bloodhounds out on the first day."

Another user assumed Strain to be robbed, "Somebody probably robbed him and then through him in the river … Sounds like something that was kid happen in St Louis . What a shame … Right , somebody should have called an Uber"

Few others prayed for his safe return, "Prayers For His Safe Return"

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