US EditionU.S. college student’s death in Barcelona was likely an accident, Spanish police say
Spanish police say James Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama student, likely drowned accidentally near Barcelona's Port Olímpic, with CCTV showing him slipping into the sea.
- Police in Barcelona, Spain, recovered the body of University of Alabama student James "Jimmy" Gracey from the water at Somorrostro Beach on Thursday, with regional authorities stating "all signs point" to an accidental death.
- Gracey, 20, was last seen around 3 a.m. on Tuesday outside the Shoko nightclub in the Villa Olimpica area while visiting friends during his spring break.
- The Elmhurst, Illinois native graduated from Saint Ignatius College Prep in Chicago in 2023; his aunt described him as "just a great kid, a good Catholic boy from the Midwest."
- Gracey's family expressed they were "heartbroken" following identification of his body, and the Saint Ignatius community will hold a memorial mass at 8 a.m. on Monday at the Church of the Holy Family.
- Barcelona remains a popular tourist destination drawing millions of foreign visitors annually, though the area near the Mediterranean beaches with its nightclubs is generally considered safe compared with major U.S. cities.
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Source: Drugging Not Ruled Out in Death of Alabama Student in Barcelona
While evidence points to an “accidental death” of University of Alabama student Jimmy Gracey in Spain, authorities also suspect privately he may have been under the influence of drugs, alcohol or a combination of both when he drowned. The post Source: Drugging Not Ruled Out in Death of Alabama Student in Barcelona appeared first on Breitbart.
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