University of Alabama student James Gracey, who was found dead on a Barcelona Spring Break trip, walked toward the rocks after leaving the beachfront nightclub he was last seen at, a witness has claimed.

James ‘Jimmy’ Gracey was at nightclub in Spanish city for spring break when he separated from friends at about 3am

The University of Alabama student went missing after a night out with friends in Barcelona while visiting during spring break, according to Jimmy Gracey's mom

The family of a college student from Illinois whose body was found on a beach in Spain during a spring break trip has released a statement. The family of James “Jimmy” Gracey confirmed that the body of the 20-year-old from the western Chicago suburb of Elmhurst was recovered in Barcelona Thursday.

Police in Spain have discovered a body amid a search for a missing college student from suburban Chicago, though the identity of the body remains unknown. Authorities confirmed to NBC News a body was found at Somorrostro Beach around 6 p.m. local time Thursday, but noted that the body remains unidentified.

The body of James “Jimmy” Gracey, a college student who went missing while in Spain on spring break, was found Thursday in the water off a Barcelona beach, police said.