Luke Bryan; Riley Strain.Photo:Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images; Metro Nashville PD/X
Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images; Metro Nashville PD/X
Luke Bryanis hoping a missing man comes home safe.
The first Story, which tagged his bar, said: “TC Restaurant Group, operator, and owner of Luke’s 32 Bridge is continuing to work closely with the Metro Nashville Police Department to provide security camera footage and any other potentially helpful information to aid in the search for Riley Strain. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones for his safe return.”
“Y’ALL THIS IS SCARY. PRAYING FOR HIS SAFE RETURN.” he captioned the post.
Luke Bryan’s Instagram Story.Luke Bryan/Instagram
Luke Bryan/Instagram
In the second Instagram Story, he posted a tweet featuring a description of the missing man, which he captioned: “IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP. PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE NUMBER ABOVE.”
Luke Bryan’s Instagram Story.Metro Nashville PD/X/Luke Bryan/Instagram
Metro Nashville PD/X/Luke Bryan/Instagram
Strain, a Delta Chi fraternity member, who attends the University of Missouri, went missing on March 8 after he had traveled to Tennessee with the group for their annual spring formal, per theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Christopher Whiteid, Strain’s stepfather, said he contacted his fraternity brothers after leaving the bar and said he was heading back to their hotel, thePost-Dispatchreported.
According to surveillance footage, Strain may have taken a wrong turn when returning to the hotel, Whiteid said, per the Post Dispatch.
She also told the outlet that she’s regularly in contact with her son, but has not heard from Strain since her call with him hours before his disappearance.
“He’s always texting me, calling me, FaceTiming me,” Michelle said. “He’s always in touch with me. He’s very communicative.”
University of Missouri officialsreleased a statementon Monday saying they’ve been “in touch with the family and authorities in Nashville who are working to find Strain.”
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“The safety of our community is our highest priority,” said Angela King Taylor, interim vice chancellor for Student Affairs. “Our thoughts are with Riley’s family as the search continues. We will be offering any support to them that we can, and we encourage anyone who needs help to reach out to our counseling resources.”
According to the MNPD, Strain is 6-foot-5 “with a thin build, blue eyes and light brown hair.”
Police said he was last seen wearing a black/brown button-up shirt with a black chest pocket, blue jeans, brown boots and a black Apple watch.
Anyone with information about his disappearance has been asked to call police at 615-862-8600.
source: people.com
