Body of Missing University of Alabama Student Found in Spain

The body of a missing American student has been found in Barcelona, Spain.

James Paul Gracey, 20, went missing on Tuesday night after spending time at Shoko, a night club near the beach in Barcelona.

Police found Gracey’s body at Somorrostro Beach Thursday evening.

The body of missing University of Alabama student James Gracey, who disappeared on a trip to Barcelona, has been found, Spanish police said Thursday. The 20-year-old from Elmhurst, Illinois, was visiting friends studying abroad during his spring break. https://t.co/IU5GdTnL4V pic.twitter.com/iiEFEnLi9k

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NBC News reported:

James Paul Gracey, a University of Alabama student who disappeared Tuesday from a Barcelona nightclub, was found dead, police in Spain said Thursday.

His body was found at Somorrostro Beach around 6 p.m. local time on Thursday, Catalan police told NBC News.

University of Alabama student missing in Barcelona

Gracey, a junior accounting major, was last seen at Shoko, a beachfront nightclub in Villa Olimpica, his parents, Taras and Therese Gracey, said in a statement.

Gracey was wearing a white shirt, dark pants, and a chain with a gold rhinestone cross when he went missing.

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