Published: Mar. 17, 2024 at 10:23 AM CDT | Updated: seconds ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The search for Riley Strain, a missing University of Missouri student who was visiting Nashville, Tennessee, continues as authorities make efforts to locate him. The Metro Nashville Police Department confirmed that Strain's bank card was discovered on an embankment near the Cumberland River on Sunday afternoon.

Emergency officials in Nashville have been actively involved in the search operations. Utilizing various resources, including two sonar boats, four canines, a Nashville Fire Department boat and crew, a dive team, and a drone with an operator, crews focused their efforts near the Riverfront Park. Despite their intensive search efforts, nothing conclusive has been found thus far, according to the Nashville Office of Emergency Management Public Information Officer, Kendra Loney.

The search on Saturday concluded at 2:30 p.m., and no further search operations are scheduled for Sunday unless specifically requested by the Metro Nashville Police Department. However, local residents and organizations have also joined in the search efforts. The United Cajun Navy, a volunteer-based nonprofit that specializes in search and rescue missions, has dispatched teams to aid in the search for Strain. Additionally, community members are volunteering their time and efforts to assist in any way they can.

Riley Strain, 22, disappeared while on a visit to Nashville with members of his fraternity, Delta Chi. On the evening of March 8, Strain was last seen leaving Luke Bryan's bar at approximately 9:40 p.m. CCTV footage captured him crossing 1st Ave. North at Gay Street, near the Cumberland River, at around 9:47 p.m.

Authorities and volunteers remain determined to find Strain and urge anyone with information to come forward. The search efforts will continue as they strive to bring closure to this distressing situation.

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