Luke Bryan's Nashville bar: Missing Riley Strain served one drink, left via front door

Luke's 32 Bridge, the Broadway bar owned by Luke Bryan, released a Friday statement clarifying the amount of alcohol that was served to a University of Missouri student who's been missing in Nashville for a week.

Riley Strain, 22, was served one alcoholic drink and two waters before he was kicked out of the bar on March 8 due to conduct standards, the bar's owner and operator, TC Restaurant Group, said in the statement.

Officials made the decision to remove Strain from the bar at 9:35 p.m., the statement said, but it but did not provide any additional details about why he was removed or what led up to his removal.

The bar said Strain was escorted through the Broadway exit at the front of the building.

"He was followed down the stairs with one member of his party," the company said in the statement. "The individual with Riley (Strain) did not exit and returned upstairs."

On Wednesday, the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission launched an investigation into whether Luke's 32 Bridge overserved Strain. TC Restaurant Group said they proactively engaged in communication with the TABC and will provide any records needed amid the investigation.

The company said it provided the Metro Nashville Police Department with security camera footage, photos of Strain with time stamps, staff accounts and transaction records as part of its missing person investigation.

Strain was last seen shortly before 10 p.m. on March 8 near Gay Street and 1st Avenue.

His friends reported him missing the following day.

Police said Thursday afternoon that investigators are waiting for the release of Strain's phone and Apple Watch records in the hopes of tracking him down.

So far, there have been two boat launches and water searches along the Cumberland River near downtown.

"They've gone up and down the bank. They've done multiple sweeps. Urban search and rescue has checked several areas, including dilapidated buildings as well as storm drains," Metro Police Sgt. Robert Nielsen said during a Thursday press conference.

Nielsen said Crime Stoppers has received dozens of tips each day.

One tip police had received was that a homeless person at the encampment had seen Strain, Nielson said, noting that police are trying to find that person and talk to them. Strain has not been seen despite dozens of Crime Stoppers tips pouring in every day.

Strain's friend told police that they got separated and lost sight of the man, according to a police report. They tried using his location on Snapchat to find him but were unsuccessful. Calls to Strain went straight to voicemail, the report said, and he was not found at their hotel on Rosa L. Parks Boulevard, about five blocks from the bar.

Anyone with information about Strain's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Police at 615-862-8600 or the MU Police Department at 573-882-7201.

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