Riley Strain: Cause of Death Revealed After University of Missouri Student Found Submerged in Nashville River

Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who vanished in Nashville, Tennessee, after a night of drinking in March, died from drowning and ethanol intoxication, a medical examiner confirmed. On Tuesday, the Davidson County Medical Examiner’s Office classified Strain’s death as accidental. Court documents stated that he had a blood alcohol content of .228, which …