University of Alabama student missing in Barcelona found dead at beach, police in Spain say

James Paul Gracey, a University of Alabama student who disappeared Tuesday from a Barcelona nightclub, was found dead, police in Spain said Thursday.

James Paul Gracey, a University of Alabama student who disappeared Tuesday from a Barcelona nightclub, was found dead, police in Spain said Thursday.

His body was found at Somorrostro Beach around 6 p.m. local time on Thursday, Catalan police told NBC News.

University of Alabama student missing in Barcelona

Gracey, a junior accounting major, was last seen at Shoko, a beachfront nightclub in Villa Olimpica, his parents, Taras and Therese Gracey, said in a statement.

Gracey was wearing a white shirt, dark pants, and a chain with a gold rhinestone cross when he went missing.