(NewsNation) — When his physique was recovered from the Cumberland River, Riley Pressure was not carrying his pants, pockets or cowboy boots he had on the evening he went lacking, leaving his household and buddies grappling for solutions, in keeping with a household good friend.
“The one factor that was discovered with him, because the police acknowledged within the report, was the watch and the shirt,” Chris Dingman stated in a Wednesday interview on NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Experiences.”
The College of Missouri pupil, 22, was final seen March 8, when he vanished throughout an evening out with buddies in downtown Nashville. His physique was discovered two weeks later within the Cumberland River after a large search effort.
On Saturday, March 23, the Metro Nashville Police Division confirmed to NewsNation affiliate WKRN that Pressure’s preliminary post-mortem had been accomplished, including his dying continued to look “unintended,” with no foul play-related trauma.
Nonetheless, the household has ordered a second post-mortem in hopes of acquiring extra info.
“The household deserves extra solutions than we have now,” Dingman acknowledged.
One puzzling element from the primary post-mortem was a medical expert stating Pressure had no water in his lungs, elevating questions in regards to the circumstances of his dying.
“Normally, water within the lungs implies that they had been alive once they went into the water,” Dingman stated, expressing concern over the shortage of readability within the investigation.
Regardless of ongoing inquiries, there are nonetheless people the police have but to interview, together with these from a homeless encampment close to the place Pressure’s physique was discovered.
“I feel there’s any individual on the market that is aware of what truly occurred that evening,” Dingman stated.
Pressure’s funeral is scheduled for Friday in his hometown.
