The family of a University of Missouri student who died during a trip to Nashville has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his former fraternity and pledge brothers nearly a year after his death. 

Riley Strain, 22, was found dead in the Cumberland River nearly two weeks after he disappeared from a night out in Nashville on March 8, 2024.

The lawsuit, filed by Strain’s family on March 21 in Boone County, Missouri, is against the University of Missouri chapter of the Delta Chi, as his family is working to hold his fraternity responsible for his death.

Strain’s family claims that his death was a “result of the carelessness and negligence” of the fraternity, according to the lawsuit first obtained by WZTV. 

A report released by the TABC releases Nashville bars from wrongdoing after college student Riley Strain disappeared the night of March 8th. (Getty Images, Associated Press)

Strain’s family is seeking a jury trial as well as seeking damages for medical, funeral, and burial expenses, and compensation for his pain and suffering before his death.

Approximately two weeks after Strain disappeared, on March 22, a worker at a company based along the Cumberland River reported seeing a body to police, who were later able to confirm Strain’s identity.

A medical examiner determined that Strain’s blood alcohol level was .228 – more than twice the legal limit – when he died, and he also had Delta 9 in his system, per the toxicology report previously reviewed by Fox News Digital.

In addition to the high alcohol content, evidence of caffeine, nicotine and marijuana was found in Strain’s blood. 

Strain’s causes of death were listed as drowning and ethanol intoxication, and his manner of death was deemed accidental.

Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.

Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com