00:00News no parent ever wants to hear in the search for a missing American college student in Barcelona.
00:06Police confirmed Thursday that they found the body of 20-year-old James Jimmy Gracie,
00:11a University of Alabama student who vanished during spring break.
00:14The Elmhurst, Illinois native was last seen in the wee hours of Tuesday morning
00:18outside of a popular beachfront nightclub in Barcelona.
00:21Gracie's body was recovered yesterday from the water near Somorosro Beach,
00:25ending a frantic multi-day search.
00:27Now, to give you an idea of the geography here,
00:30this beach is just steps away from where his friends say they last saw him around 3 a.m.
00:36Authorities used boats, divers, and aerial units to scour the coast,
00:40and his father even flew to Spain to join the search efforts.
00:43Now, police told CNN that they believe Gracie's death was a tragic accident and not a criminal act.
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