Catalan police Mossos d’Esquadra are searching in Barcelona for Jimmy Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama student from Chicago, missing since Tuesday morning. He was last seen at 3 a.m. at Shoko nightclub in the Vila Olímpica waterfront area. Authorities are using a helicopter and maritime police due to the possibility he fell into the sea.
Catalan police Mossos d’Esquadra have launched an intensive search for Jimmy Gracey, also known as James Paul Gracey, a 20-year-old US citizen. The University of Alabama student from Chicago was last seen early Tuesday morning, around 3 a.m., leaving Shoko nightclub on Barcelona’s Barceloneta waterfront, in the Vila Olímpica area facing the beach. A friend placed him there at that time. He did not return to his Airbnb apartment on ronda de Sant Pere, where he was staying while visiting friends during an academic break. He was due to return to the United States on Saturday, according to his uncle in statements to CNN. His mother, Therese Marren Gracey, raised the alarm on Facebook: “Has anyone seen him? Please call me or send me a message” (El Mundo). Gracey is 1.85 meters tall, weighs 80 kg, has curly dark hair, and was wearing a white t-shirt or shirt, dark pants, and a gold pendant with a cross, possibly imitation diamonds. The Eixample investigation unit of Mossos is handling the case, with no indications of criminal activity so far, though all hypotheses remain open. A helicopter and maritime police are searching in case he fell into the sea.
