By Matt Lavietes and Corky Siemaszko -
NBC News
The autopsy of Riley Strain, a student at the University of Missouri, has revealed no signs of “trauma related to the commission of a crime,” the police reported this Monday.
The death of Strain, whose body was pulled from the Cumberland River on Friday morning about 8 miles (13 kilometers) from downtown Nashville,
"continues to appear accidental
," Kristin Mumford, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, said in a statement. an email.
Riley Strain.Courtesy Chris and Michelle Whiteid
However, detectives are still awaiting the results of the medical examiner's toxicology test on the 22-year-old student, Mumford added.
“The coroner does not complete the autopsy report until they receive the results of all the tests,” Mumford said.
According to police, what exactly happened to Strain is still under investigation.
The student disappeared on March 8 after being asked to leave Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink in downtown Nashville while he
was visiting the city with the other members of the Delta Chi fraternity
for a spring break dance. .
In a statement issued a week after his disappearance, Luke's 32 Bridge + Drink reported that Strain was served an alcoholic beverage and two waters, before being escorted out for safety reasons around 9:35 p.m. (local time). , “based on our standards of conduct.”
The establishment did not provide further details.
But Strain
never returned to the hotel
, Whiteid stated in an interview on Top Story with Tom Llamas.
Videos released by police showed Strain stumbling through the city center after leaving the bar, and having what appeared to be a friendly exchange with a police officer.
Days later, on March 17, his bank card was found between Gay Street and the river.
Two weeks after her disappearance, a worker at a West Nashville business discovered Strain's body after removing an object from the river and called police, Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said during a lineup. press release on Friday.
The medical examiner's office was able to quickly identify Strain because
he still had his shirt and other identifying items,
Drake said.