An American college student visiting friends for spring break has gone missing in Spain, his family said, adding police there have his phone. They have had “negative results,” a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. It is completely out of character for him not to check in with family and friends,” a statement from the family said. University of Alabama student James Gracey on the night he went missing in Barcelona, according to his mother Therese Gracey. The college student’s father traveled to Barcelona to aid in the search for his son, according to a family spokesperson.

Source: CNN March 19, 2026 13:39 UTC