Nashville river worker who found body of missing college student told 911, ‘believe it to be Riley’

The body of the college student who was found dead in a Nashville river after being kicked out of a bar for being drunk was discovered by a barge worker — who immediately realized his identity.

University of Missouri student Riley Strain, 22, died of “accidental” causes after being 86ed from a Broadway honky-tonk owned by country artist Luke Bryan on March 8, preliminary autopsy results revealed on Monday.

A worker with the building materials company Holcim found his body “face down in the water” Friday while he was unloading a barge on the Cumberland River and “checking around my dock,” he told a 911 operator, according to WKRN-TV.

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[starwalkerranch]

This 911 operator sounds ignorant as heck

[IguanaMom]

Does she really need a description? All she needs to hear is 'I found a dead body in the river'. My condolences to the young man's family.

[thomasryan]

That 911 operator doesn't sound too bright.

[CheGa]

Who else is upset after listening to the pathetic dispatcher?

[thehaywire]

Sounds like a very unprofessional 911 worker 🙄

[RLFinTX]

I can’t imagine his parents hearing this. 😢 Why does this need to be released??

[sirchadiusmaximusiii]

There needs to be a higher standard of dispatchers. We get it, you hate your job, quit then. They all act so disrespectful and ghetto these days and never used to. It’s disgusting.

[BrooksOut]

“What’s it look like?” - 911 Operator.

More ethics training needed immediately.

[thehaywire]

"What does it look like"? WTH!

[Miderguy_]

911 operator needs at least a 5th grade education. Give me a break.

[jackgross]

Is it me or did the 911 operator sound untrained in basic phone skills?, ...

[gracemyers]

That 911 operator needs to be fired it’s a dead body and if the guy says it’s Riley there is your description

[LEM]

Bets are in:
The dispatcher WILL be fired. 😮

[donnak]

Horrible. More concerned about what it looked like, instead of where they were located, in order to get the proper authorities out there as quickly as possible.

[cabrown]

This operator he’s speaking to is the worst.

[Jeremycook_]

That 911 operator's shirt said "no fks given"

[StrawBerryB]

Who are these awful 911 operators lately?? I found a dead body "what's it look like" wth is that question, like y'all don't know they looking for Riley!! They need up the test for 911 operators, lie detector isn't enough!!

[mavericklewis]

unprofessional and insensitive dispatcher.

[LEM]

“What’s “it” look like” is so rude and uncaring. 😢
She didn’t seem to care and she is so dumb. I wonder did the caller wake her up. 😳😏🙄

[clovers]

The dispatcher should be reassigned or fired.