ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Tennessee's Chief Medical Examiner released the autopsy report Tuesday regarding the death of Missouri student Riley Strain, which ruled Strain's death as accidental and his official cause of death was listed as "drowning and ethanol intoxication."
A toxicology report showed Strain's blood alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit, with Strain's blood alcohol level found to be at .228. He also was found to have had Delta 9 in his system, which is a a legal form of THC that is readily available in the state of Tennessee.
The report also says there were no signs of significant trauma.
Strain went missing after he disappeared on the night of March 8 in downtown Nashville after being asked to leave Luke Bryan's bar. Strain was a University of Missouri student who was in town along with his fraternity for a private social event. A massive search would ensue, with the search for Strain catching national headlines.
A massive search would ensue, with the search for Strain catching national headlines.
Strain was eventually found two weeks after his disappearance in Cumberland River by workers on the river in West Nashville on March 22, approximately eight miles from downtown.
Strain was still wearing the clothes he wore the night of his disappearance, including a watch that was still on him. Police said at the time of finding his body no foul play-related trauma was observed and there was no evidence to suggest anything other than Strain's death was accidental.
