Police probe claims man seen in water calling for help in missing Levi Davis case
Levi Davis, a former rugby player and X Factor contestant from the UK, has been missing since October 29, with his last confirmed sighting being on CCTV in Barcelona’s city centre. His mother has now been told by Catalan police that he may have been spotted in distress in the city’s port.
According to reports by cruise ship staff, they saw a man in the water shouting for help, and the police are investigating this claim. Davis arrived in Barcelona on October 20 by boat from Ibiza, and his passport was discovered in the port area in November after he went missing.
Detectives in Barcelona announced in February that they were investigating whether a crime had been committed in connection with his disappearance. The police said there were “disturbing” issues with “no logical explanation.”
Ms Davis said the police had conducted extensive work and concluded that her son had walked back down the popular tourist street Las Ramblas and entered the commercial port area after his last confirmed sighting at the Hard Rock Café. The investigation is ongoing, and Davis’s family is hopeful for a positive outcome.
Levi Davis’s family statement
“His phone last registered in the early hours of Saturday 30 October with a phone tower at the far end of the port closest to the sea entrance,” Ms Davis said in a statement.
“Reports of a man in the water by staff on a cruise ship entering the port at 6.30am on 30 Oct have been investigated.
“Four members of staff confirmed seeing a man in the water with specific details, including him asking for help in English, and the colour of his clothing.
“A life jacket was thrown from the ship and emergency sea and air rescue services searched the area but they were unable to find him.
“The investigation is still very much ongoing and we are hoping that the port police will authorise and carry out a further search of the waters and other inaccessible areas of the port.
“We would like to thank the Mosso d’Esquadra and the British Consulate in Barcelona for their continued hard work.
“No further comment will be made at this time. We continue to ask that the press respect the feelings and privacy of Levi’s family and friends at what is a very emotionally distressing time.”