New video shows missing student Riley Strain briefly speak with police on night he vanished in Nashville

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New video shows missing student Riley Strain briefly speak with police on night he vanished in Nashville

Newly released video shows

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Riley Strain briefly speak with a police officer on the night he vanished in Nashville, Tennessee.

Officer Reginald Young came across Strain, 22, while responding to a car burglary on Gay Street, south of the Woodland Street Bridge, on the night of March 8, according to Nashville police.

Around 9:50 p.m., Strain walked by alone. The officer asked how he was doing, and Strain responded, “I’m good, how are you?”

Shown was Riley’s brief exchange of greetings w/ Officer Reginald Young on Gay St., south of the Woodland St. Bridge, on the night of 3/8. Riley did not appear distressed. Officer Young was there on a vehicle burglary call & remained on that portion of Gay St. for 45 min.

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“No video has been discovered that shows Riley away from Gay St after the 9:52 p.m. timeframe,” police said Monday.

Strain disappeared on the night of March 8 after drinking in Nashville’s Broadway area, according to police. The University of Missouri senior was visiting Nashville with his Delta Chi fraternity brothers for their formal, his family said.

PHOTO: In two undated photos provided by the Metro Nashville Police Department, Riley Strain, 22, is shown. (@MNPDNashville/X)

Police earlier released video showing Strain at 9:47 p.m., crossing the street with a group and checking his phone. He then stopped and changed directions for a moment before proceeding down the street behind the group.

Detectives today continue to pursue tips & investigative leads concerning missing person Riley Strain, 22. Strain, wearing a 2-tone shirt, is seen in this video crossing 1st Ave N to Gay St (right to left), at 9:47 p.m. Fri. Have info about him? Plz

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Surveillance video from 9:46 p.m. showed Strain walking alone as he stumbled down a street. An additional angle showed Strain running and falling down.

Strain’s friends last saw him that night when he was kicked out of

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, called Luke’s 32 Bridge, one of the friends told police.

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On Sunday, police said

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on the embankment between Gay Street and the Cumberland River, near Riverfront Park.

There’s no evidence of foul play, according to authorities.

The search is ongoing. Police said they’ve been searching the area by foot, by drone and by boat, including using boats with sonar equipment.

Our Urban Search & Rescue team has assembled today to search further along the brush line of the riverbank for 22-year-old Riley Strain. Anyone with info is still asked to

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