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Body of missing student James Gracey found in sea near Barcelona, police confirm
James Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama junior, was found drowned near the nightclub where he was last seen, with foul play ruled out by authorities.
- On Thursday, Catalan police confirmed they recovered and positively identified a body in the water off Barcelona as 20-year-old University of Alabama student James "Jimmy" Gracey, found by police divers near Port Olímpic at approximately 6 p.m.
- Gracey was last seen outside Shoko nightclub in Vila Olímpica around 3 a.m. on March 17 while visiting friends for spring break and never returned to his short-term rental, alarming family when police recovered his phone.
- Maritime and aerial search teams deployed boats, divers, drones and helicopters near Port Olímpic after a wallet linked to Gracey was found floating near Somorrostro, and Shoko nightclub provided security footage to police.
- Investigators say the probe is ongoing and they are following several theories, while the University of Alabama stated "We are keeping Jimmy and his family at the forefront of our thoughts" and offered support.
- The U.S. State Department and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin have offered assistance to Gracey's family, while Theta Chi fraternity pledged support and authorities urged anyone with information to call 224-505-3886.
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The body of University of Alabama student James Gracey was recovered from the Mediterranean Sea after the American vanished while on spring break in Spain. Gracey was reportedly last seen in video surveillance footage leaving a Barcelona nightclub around 3 a.m. Tuesday, and police there told CNN: “Everything points to it being an accident, not a criminal act.” On James Gracey A nation is judged by what it tolerates, and by what it refuses to ig…
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The Herald News, Fall River, MAFraternity speaks out following the death of James 'Jimmy' Gracey
James "Jimmy" Gracey was a member of the Theta Chi Fraternity Alpha Phi chapter at University of Alabama.
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