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Death of Mizzou student Riley Strain appears to be accidental [Video]

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has confirmed that the death of college student Riley Strain appears to have been accidental.

While the final autopsy findings are still pending, officials confirmed to The Tennessean that as of right now, there are no visible signs of foul play.

“Detective attended the autopsy examination,” MNPD spokesperson Kris Mumford told the paper. “[It] continues to appear accidental.”

The news comes just days after police found the 22-year-old’s body in the Cumberland River on Friday. 

In audio from a 911 call obtained by Scripps News Nashville on Monday states, a man who was working nearby states he found the body facedown in the river. 

Strain was in Nashville visiting his fraternity brothers from the University of Missouri, and went missing on March 8 after a night out on the town. Shortly after, an intense search operation was launched, and on March 17 officials found his bank card near the river. Days later his body was found. 

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Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University while clashes break out at UCLA Boston 25 News [Video]

The pro-Palestinian demonstration that paralyzed Columbia University ended in dramatic fashion, with police carrying riot shields bursting into a building that protesters took over the previous night and making dozens of arrests. On the other side of the country, clashes broke out early Wednesday between dueling groups at the University of California, Los Angeles.