A physique present in a river in West Nashville on Friday morning has been confirmed to be lacking College of Missouri pupil Riley Pressure, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Division stated.
Pressure’s physique was recovered from the Cumberland River in West Nashville, about eight miles from downtown, police stated on social media.
Metropolitan Nashville Police Division Chief John Drake stated in a information convention that “there is no such thing as a different proof that means something aside from” Pressure falling into the river, noting that he nonetheless had his garments, watch and different figuring out objects on him.
Police added that no “foul play-related trauma was noticed” and an post-mortem is pending. Pressure’s household has been knowledgeable, Drake stated.
Pressure, 22, disappeared whereas on a fraternity journey to Nashville, and was final seen on March 8, shortly after being kicked out of Luke’s 32 Bridge, a bar owned by nation singer Luke Bryan. The bar stated its data present he ordered one alcoholic drink and two glasses of water.
Surveillance video confirmed Pressure strolling alone in downtown Nashville. He was final seen at round 9:52 p.m. The chums he was with reported him lacking simply after 1:30 a.m.
In current days, the seek for Pressure has targeted on space waterways after his debit card was discovered alongside a Nashville river. Officers first targeted on Cumberland River’s downtown part earlier than increasing the search to incorporate extra of the river, together with the Cheatham Dam, which is about 40 miles from downtown Nashville. The search has concerned helicopters, boats and floor crews. Police additionally shut down the dam to examine particles that floated to the floor, CBS affiliate WTVF reported.
Pressure’s physique was discovered by employees at an organization on the river shortly after 7 a.m., Drake stated.
“They eliminated one thing from the river and as they moved it they seen Mr. Pressure and known as it in,” Drake stated. The police chief stated that officers had deliberate to look this space of the river immediately, noting that due to Pressure’s peak and weight it was believed his physique could possibly be surfacing within the space quickly.
Drake stated that the police division acquired over 200 ideas throughout the seek for Pressure, and thanked the neighborhood for his or her makes an attempt to search out him. He additionally stated his “coronary heart and prayers exit” to Pressure’s household.
The Cumberland River is a significant waterway that runs over 680 miles by means of Kentucky and Tennessee. A number of dams dot the river.
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Division has been working with the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Workplace to conduct downriver operations. The United Cajun Navy, a volunteer catastrophe reduction group, has additionally participated within the search.
After Pressure’s physique was discovered, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell stated on social media that town would “proceed to work towards enhancements in security in quite a lot of methods.”
“This isn’t the result that anybody hoped for – particularly his dad and mom and everybody who cherished him,” O’Connell wrote.
The school pupil’s dad and mom have been in Nashville because the search started. Chris Whiteid, Pressure’s stepfather, informed ABC Information on Wednesday that the household had already began bracing for the worst case state of affairs.
“Put your self in our footwear. Everyone is aware of it. Everyone’s pondering it,” Whiteid stated.