Alabama Student Drowns in Barcelona

0:00It's March 26th. This is Birmingham News, today local news powered by AI. A 20-year-old University of Alabama student named Jimmy Gracie drowned during spring break in Barcelona, Spain. His body turned up Thursday in the waters near Port Olympic, days after he went missing. Police quickly ruled out foul play, calling it a tragic accident. He was last spotted around 3am on March 17th at a beachfront nightclub called Shoko. A friend left earlier, but Gracie stayed behind and never made it back to their rental. Security footage caught him walking alone toward a nearby breakwater before he fell into the sea. His family is struggling to come to terms with the loss, while the university says they're hard-broken over the news. School leaders and others have shared their condolences publicly. New details from the autopsy show he drowned before his body washed up, with bruises from repeatedly hitting rocks while missing. His phone ended up with a known pickpocket, raising questions about whether it was stolen

1:00or just found. Officers are still piecing together why he headed to the beach alone after chatting with someone at the club entrance, but the investigation points. Primely to an unfortunate mishap at sea.