'I'm not ready to say goodbye'
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- James Gracey, a 20-year-old University of Alabama student from Illinois, was found dead in the Mediterranean Sea near a nightclub in Barcelona after going missing during a spring break trip.
- Surveillance footage showed Gracey stumbling near the shore and falling into the water alone around 3 a.m. on March 17, with his body recovered two days later.
- Gracey’s wallet was found floating near his body, while his cellphone was in someone else’s possession; his family is uncertain if the phone was lost or stolen.
- Authorities consider the death likely accidental but suspect Gracey may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time; autopsy and toxicology results are still pending.
- Gracey’s
