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An autopsy on a 20-year-old University of Alabama student who went missing last week during spring break in Barcelona indicates she may have died of accidental drowning, according to a preliminary report filed by local police.
The body of James “Jimmy” Gracey, whose disappearance early last Tuesday sparked an investigation by Catalan police, was found floating in the Mediterranean Sea days later. A police report submitted to a local judge found no signs of foul play, but the final results will be available on Thursday, according to Spanish newspaper Periódico.
The native of Elmhurst, Ill., had been out with friends at the world-famous nightclub in the city’s Port Olímpic district, which is located along the beach.
A police spokesperson told Fox News that Gracey’s phone was traced to someone known to local authorities for past crimes. The man eventually determined that he had never met Gracey and was instead charged with “unlawful possession of another person’s property.”
JIMMY GRACEY’S WALLET WAS FOUND TO BE REAL, BUT DRUNK DRINKING IS NOT WORTHY OF ALABAMA STUDENT’S DEATH IN BARCELONA.
University of Alabama student Jimmy Gracey, 20, was found dead in Spanish waters after going missing on Tuesday. (Fox News Digital’s James Breeden, Grace family)
On Thursday, Gracey’s wallet was found floating in the water. The police finally found Gracey’s body in the water near the bar where she had been on Friday afternoon.
POLICE RULE JIMMY GRACEY’S DEATH AS AN ACCIDENT AFTER DISAPPEARING DURING SPRING BREAK IN BARCELONA, IT HAPPENED AS AN ACCIDENT.
Gracey, 20, was last seen at Shoko nightclub in Barcelona, Spain, on March 17 on an overseas trip to visit friends during spring break. (Pau Venteo/Europa Press via Getty Images)
According to this newspaper, security camera footage shows Gracey walking alone into the dock near Shoko club and then falling into the water.
The preliminary autopsy report points to drowning as the cause of death and multiple injuries to the body associated with multiple blows from broken rocks, likely during swelling.
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA STUDENT JAMES GRACEY DISAPPEARS IN BARCELONA AFTER VISITING STUDY ABROAD FRIENDS.
The first investigation by the Mossos d’Esquadra was reported to have died by accident. (James Breeden of Fox News Digital)
A police spokesperson told Fox News that the investigation is ongoing and that their initial investigation is accidental death. He noted that Grace’s wallet was found to be full of cash, credit cards and papers, reducing the possibility of foul play. They also confirmed that the autopsy report did not show that Jimmy had been injured before drowning.
Fox News is still awaiting confirmation of the Spanish media’s claims and whether Gracey’s body was found with her gold chain and rhinestone cross.
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A Hungarian tourist reported that his gold necklace was taken from the same place where Jimmy was last seen alive the night before the American student went missing.
