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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kelly Rissman

Riley Strain’s blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal driving limit when he died, autopsy reveals

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Riley Strain, the University of Missouri student who mysteriously vanished during a March trip to Nashville, Tennessee, before his body was found in a river, died from alcohol poisoning and drowning, autopsy and toxicology reports reveal.

The Davidson County medical examiner’s office ruled the 22-year-old’s death an accidental drowning, with a toxicology report showing alcohol and THC in the college senior’s system. Strain had a blood alcohol level of .228, almost three times the legal driving limit.

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