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Authorities Hold Off on Charges in Death of Alabama Student Found in Barcelona

Preliminary findings point to an accident.

Overview

  • Spanish authorities are not pursuing charges as they await toxicology and a final report, and the investigation remains open.
  • A preliminary autopsy after his body was recovered Thursday indicates drowning with bruises consistent with hitting rocks.
  • Security video and witnesses place him leaving the Shôko nightclub and walking alone toward the Port Olímpic breakwater before he entered the water.
  • Police say his wallet was found with cash and cards, and a man caught with his phone was charged only with illegal possession.
  • Friends gathered Monday for a memorial Mass in Tuscaloosa, with another service reported in Chicago, as his family seeks approval in Spain to bring him home.