Mystery over disappearance of college student in Nashville

The search intensified by air and on the ground for a 22-year-old college student from Missouri who disappeared almost a week ago after spending time at a Nashville bar. His family is among those involved in the growing search for Riley Strain. NBC News' Kathy Park reports.

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[september]

Friends should never let friends go off drunk alone 🙅🏽‍♀️

[harperwelch]

They should have ordered a cab for him, not let him go out so drunk like that. Bad form for a bar.

[ericgordon]

He clearly had too much to drink…but his entire demeanor changed instantly after that fall where he hit his head…sad to watch! Praying for a miracle!

[mothernature]

If Riley wasn't at the hotel when they returned that night and wasn't answering his phone, why didn't they call the police then instead of waiting until after 11am on Saturday?

[rztullh]

Who lets an obviously very drunk “friend” leave by themselves, so sad

[Andrew-sjtr]

Sounds like some terrible fraternity brothers

[anitalee]

The Bar over served him and ask him to leave the premises.. who does that . They could have at least let him stay until he’s sober … a few extra hours could have prevented all these😢. Call him a cab or Uber and pay for the charges . You don’t send someone that intoxicated home on his own in a new and unfamiliar place .

[kpweqwi]

I understand that it’s hard for no one to help him, but maybe no one saw him fall, and most people are leary of approaching a drunk person.

[jermdoe]

Im shocked with as many Nashville police are always downtown that they didnt see him and pick him up.

[dexterramey]

He was toasted. He should not have been alone.

[Mssipequeen]

I live in Nashville and I can say that this is sad and I hope that he is found.

[kapitansino]

people should really choose their "friends" wisely

[jessiejoseph]

The bar failed, the friends failed. How sad.

[morn]

Hes holding his head perhaps a brain bleed 😢

Booze + head trauma = easy bleeding That would exacerbate his dizziness

[jeffreyking]

Yes! It's the bars' fault. It's his friends fault. It's the pedestrian passersby fault. No! It's his fault! You live, and unfortunately, sometimes, die with your choices.

[Rich-sphd]

Can’t believe they let him leave like that sad.

[beckie-sgjz]

I know in Wisconsin our tavern leagues pay for people who are that intoxicated.

[Fgji]

Why i stopped going out drinking with friends in my 20's. Got tired of babysitting drunk people. Whether it's trying to find coke at 3am or breaking up fights at 3am..

Or taking your buddy to the ER because he tripped while drunk and split his scalp in half...

I really don't miss those days...

[MariaTorres-umyy]

He was over served? Is the bar tenders fault.... why they over served people?

[kbrewski]

So if this family member is not lying, the Bryan Bar has admitted they overserved him. That will be useful in the wrongful death suit.