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UA Mourns Jimmy Gracey as Barcelona Probe Points to Accidental Drowning

Catalan authorities await toxicology to finalize the case.

Overview

  • Theta Chi hosted a campus vigil Tuesday night following Monday’s standing-room-only memorial Mass at St. Francis of Assisi in Tuscaloosa.
  • Catalan police say preliminary findings indicate an accidental drowning, with no charges pursued while the court waits for toxicology that could take up to three weeks.
  • Security footage reviewed by officers reportedly shows Gracey leaving the Shôko nightclub alone and falling into the sea near Port Olímpic.
  • Investigators found his wallet with cash and cards intact and later seized his phone from a known offender who was charged only with illegal possession.
  • Gracey’s family remains in Barcelona coordinating with local officials and the U.S. consulate as they await authorization to return his remains to Illinois.