An autopsy of the body of a 20-year-old University of Alabama student who disappeared last week while on spring break in Barcelona shows that he likely died from an accidental drowning, according to a preliminary report from local police.
The body of James ‘Jimmy’ Gracey, whose disappearance in the early hours of Tuesday sparked a frantic search by Catalan police, was found floating in the Mediterranean Sea days later. The report submitted by police to a local judge found no signs of foul play, but the Spanish newspaper said the final results will be available on Thursday. El Periodically.
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On Thursday, Gracey’s wallet was found floating in the water. Police eventually recovered Gracey’s body from the water near the nightclub he had been at on Friday afternoon.
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Gracey, 20, was last seen at Shoko nightclub in Barcelona, ​​Spain, on March 17 while traveling abroad to visit friends over spring break. (Pau Venteo/Europe Press via Getty Images)
According to the newspaper, security camera footage shows Gracey walking alone onto a jetty near the Shoko club and falling into the water.
The preliminary autopsy report indicates drowning as the cause of death with multiple injuries to the body, consistent with repeated strikes against breakwater stones, possibly during a swell.
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A Hungarian tourist reported being robbed of her gold chain in the same area where Jimmy was last seen alive the night before the American student went missing.
