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Luke Bryan has pleaded with fans to share any information they might have about missing person Riley Strain after the 22-year-old was last seen outside his bar.
Riley was last seen on Friday night (March 8) after allegedly being kicked out of Luke's Nashville bar. Police say nobody has been able to contact him since. Taking to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Luke said: "Y'all this is scary. Praying for his safe return."
He added a statement from his restaurant, which read: "TC Restaurant Group, operator, and owner of Luke's 32 Bridge is continuing to work closely with the Metro Nashville Police Department to provide security camera footage and any other potentially helpful information to aid in the search for Riley Strain. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones for his safe return."
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Luke Bryan said he is 'praying' for Riley Strain (lukebryan/Instagram)
The 22-year-old disappeared on Friday (Metro Nashville PD)In a follow-up post, American Idol judge Luke shared a tweet from Metro Nashville Police which read: "Officers continue to work to locate missing person Riley Strain, 22, who was last seen Fri. night by friends @ a Broadway bar in Nashville. Riley is from Missouri and was visiting.
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"He is 6'5" tall with a thin build, blue eyes and light brown hair. See him? Pls call 615-862-8600." Luke pleaded: "If you have any information that could help, please reach out to the number above."
Metro Nashville Police have now released video footage of Riley from what is believed to be one of the last sightings of him. The footage, which was released on Tuesday morning, shows Riley walking across the street at 9.47pm on Friday.
Police have asked anyone with information to come forward (lukebryan/Instagram)
Luke has urged fans to help (Getty Images for Teton Ridge)After crossing the street, Riley appeared to stop and speak to another person who crossed the road at the same time before continuing to walk. In the clip, he can be seen wearing the same black and light brown shirt his friends reported him to be wearing when they last saw him.
Riley is a finance student at the University of Missouri and had been out with friends on Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee, when he was allegedly kicked out of the bar. It's said he's a member of the Delta Chi fraternity and was reportedly in Nashville for a fraternity conference.
Riley's stepdad, Christopher Whiteid, told told WZTV-Nashville: "The bartender said he had been overserved. He was trying to pay his tab."
Police were called on Saturday with reports Riley was missing by a friend who realised Riley had failed to return from the bar. Search teams have been scouring the waterways in the hopes of finding Riley, with his stepfather describing the situation as a "nightmare". Chris Whiteid said: "This is definitely the worst nightmare. He talks to his mom three or four times a day. For him to go this long without talking is not normal by any means."