Riley Strain’s Family Thinks He’s Still Alive, Bringing In Cajun Navy

11:57 AM PT — Riley Strain‘s household simply held a press convention, asserting they’ve enlisted the assistance of the United Cajun Navy — a nonprofit that helps on this kind of effort — whereas reiterating the necessity to get extra sources on the case … and likewise thanking Nashville PD for his or her work to date.

The household went on to say that they have been inundated with suggestions and leads from numerous sources, however none have resulted in something concrete by way of finding Riley.

Riley Strain’s household is 100% assured that their cherished one continues to be alive someplace — they usually’re annoyed with cops’ search efforts … demanding additional boots on the bottom.

We talked to the Strain household spokesperson, Chris Dingman, Tuesday and he instructed us straight up … Riley’s dad and mom, merely do not imagine their son is useless — this regardless of a lot of the public beginning to assume that is the case at this level.

Even although it has been nicely over per week since Riley first vanished in Nashville after bar hopping together with his mates — Dingman says the household is hopeful … however greater than that, they’re irked that a lot of Nashville PD’s investigating has been centered totally on the river close by.

There’s a couple of explanation why Dingman says the Strains really feel this fashion — for one, he says the river simply is not that deep, and it would not seem to have been roaring on the evening he disappeared. So, of their eyes, him falling in and being swept away would not appear believable.

Dingman additionally tells us that from the household’s POV, cops have not turned over each doable stone in attempting to trace him down — claiming there are companies alongside the river financial institution with surveillance video that weren’t approached till very not too long ago … so, sluggish going at finest.

While the Strains recognize the police’s assist and diligence to date — we’re instructed they suppose it is time to name within the cavalry and get additional help in serving to discover Riley sooner reasonably than later.

Nashville PD has already mentioned they’re ready to name within the feds if it proves crucial. Dingman says the Strains suppose that point has come … and that the sweep for Riley must broaden nicely past simply the river search that is been occurring these previous few days.

Of course, Riley’s financial institution card was discovered there — which might be why this can be a point of interest within the effort — however Dingman says his mother and pop need different potentialities regarded into.

He would not have an actual thought of the place he could also be or what occurred to him, however based mostly on eyewitness accounts that proceed to crop up day after day … it feels like folks would possibly’ve probably been with him over the last recognized moments of him being out and about.

The different odd factor that is not fairly monitoring for the Strains is that when Riley was strolling by the police officer — he got here throughout as coherent and regular, however different surveillance movies captured him wanting inebriated and out of it. So the household would not know what’s what right here.

The one factor they do know … they need solutions, and shortly. The Strains have been in Nashville for a number of days now — and the longer Riley is lacking, the extra anxious they get.

Riley was final seen on March 8, and there is been no signal of him since. Cops are encouraging anybody with useful data to name 615-742-7463.