University of Alabama student missing in Barcelona after night out at club

A University of Alabama student's family is pleading for information after he went missing on Tuesday, after a night out at a Barcelona beachfront club during a visit to friends studying abroad

A University of Alabama student's family is pleading for information after he went missing on Tuesday, after a night out at a Barcelona beachfront club during a visit to friends studying abroad.

James Paul Gracey, 20, was last seen at Shoko, a nightclub in Villa Olimpica on the beach in Spain, his parents, Taras and Therese Gracey, said in a statement to NBC News.

He was wearing a white shirt, dark pants, and a chain with a gold rhinestone cross.

James Paul Gracey.Therese Marren Gracey Police in Barcelona said they received a call about a possible disappearance of a person who went missing around 3 a.m. Tuesday in the Port Olímpic area.

"We are conducting the initial checks and have taken a report in an open investigation," police said.