Body of missing college student from Elmhurst found in Barcelona: reports

Spanish authorities have found the body of James “Jimmy” Gracey, a college student from Elmhurst who was reported missing from Barcelona earlier this week.

The body of Gracey, 20, was found Thursday evening in the water off a Barcelona beach, near where he was last seen outside a nightclub with his friends early Tuesday morning.

He never returned to the room he was renting with friends. Police recovered his phone soon after he went missing. Gracey was a student at the University of Alabama, and was visiting friends in Barcelona for a spring break trip.

Catalan police say their investigation continues into the cause of death.