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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ramon Antonio Vargas and agencies

Alabama student reportedly fell to his death in Barcelona waters by accident

woman and young man smile together in crowd
This undated photo shows James ‘Jimmy’ Gracey, left, with his aunt Beth Marren O'Reilly. Photograph: AP

A University of Alabama student who was found dead in Barcelona after going missing while vacationing evidently fell into the sea by accident in view of surveillance cameras – and an autopsy revealed injuries on his body that were consistent with having repeatedly struck a breakwater’s rocks.

Such details about James “Jimmy” Gracey surfaced in the Spanish media as a spokesperson for police in Barcelona told the Associated Press that “all signs point” to the 20-year-old’s death as having been inadvertent.

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