{"id":4887,"date":"2026-03-21T12:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/?p=4887"},"modified":"2026-03-21T12:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:47:30","slug":"university-of-alabama-student-missing-after-spring-break-night-out-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/?p=4887","title":{"rendered":"University Of Alabama Student Missing After Spring Break Night Out In Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 20-year-old University of Alabama student from the Chicago area has gone missing while on a spring break trip to visit friends studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain, according to his family.<\/p>\n<p>James \u201cJimmy\u201d Gracey, a native of Elmhurst, Illinois, was last seen around 3 a.m. on March 17 after spending time at the waterfront Shoko restaurant and nightclub, his mother, Therese Gracey, shared in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2374130\" src=\"https:\/\/matheusfeed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/remix-2374115-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe was with friends, but they got separated at the end of the night,\u201d she added per\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/university-alabama-student-james-gracey-disappears-barcelona-after-visiting-friends-studying-abroad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a><\/em>. \u201cThey\u2019re all out looking for him.\u201d \u201cHe was wearing a white T-shirt and dark pants (probably joggers),\u201d his mother added. \u201cHe wears a gold chain with a rhinestone cross on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAwakeIL%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0XTzSM5dqKBsr3RFPyiYLQCBBacSRJWTbsYPPjobc21c8PQi3Lfqo1m82UqoEQMbpl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Authorities have recovered Jimmy Gracey\u2019s cellphone following the arrest of another individual, according to family spokesperson Noreen Heron. However, the 20-year-old never arrived at the Airbnb on Ronda de Sant Pere \u2014 a central avenue in Barcelona \u2014 where he had planned to stay with friends during his spring break trip to Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Gracey had traveled overseas to visit friends studying abroad, but vanished in the early morning hours after a night out. Just one day earlier, and less than half a mile away near Port Ol\u00edmpic, a female tourist from Hungary reported being robbed of her gold chain by a suspect on a motorized scooter, described in a\u00a0Facebook post\u00a0as \u201ca dark-skinned man wearing all black,\u201d according to\u00a0<em>Fox News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnckelley04%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02rsj9PiuRgA1X8kCFr7SkodxeiN8r3nEAxmv1CMmBykM4tZS629t18zQGD8crYzFdl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"725\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>His father, Taras Gracey, has since flown to Spain and is working closely with local authorities, including Catalan police, as the search continues. Investigators have also obtained surveillance footage tied to the case, Spanish newspaper El Peri\u00f3dico reported.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the family is in contact with officials from the U.S. State Department as efforts intensify to locate the missing student.<\/p>\n<p>According to a missing persons flyer, Gracey is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs approximately 175 pounds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"University of Alabama student reported missing in Barcelona\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q7wPPxinbnc?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 20-year-old University of Alabama student from the Chicago area has gone missing while on a spring break trip to visit friends studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain, according to his family. 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