Elmhirst family asks for help finding missing student in Barcelona
A 20-year-old Elmhurst man went missing while traveling abroad in Spain, and his family is asking for the public’s help in finding them.
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The family of an Alabama college student is asking the public for help finding the 20-year-old college student who went missing during a trip to Barcelona, Spain.
James “Jimmy” Gracie of Elmhurst, Illinois, was visiting a friend who was studying abroad during spring break, according to a social media post from his mother, Therese Maren Gracie.
According to the post, the University of Alabama student was last seen by friends at the Choco Barcelona club on Barceloneta Beach around 3 a.m. local time on Tuesday, March 17. Gracie remained at the club after her friend left and did not return to the Airbnb where she was staying. He was reported missing later the same day.
Gracie also doesn’t have a cell phone, but police do.
Gracie was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and dark pants, possibly jogging, her mother said. He usually wears a gold chain around his neck with a rhinestone cross.
He is approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 175 pounds, according to a statement from public relations firm Heron Agency. A Facebook page called Help Find Jimmy Gracey has been created to assist in the search.
Catalan police Mossos d’Esquadra is investigating the matter, the agency told CNN. The University of Alabama released a statement saying Gracie was traveling on her own, but university officials were “in contact with her family and associates to provide all possible support and assistance.”
Anyone with information regarding his disappearance is asked to call 224-505-3886.
