Body of Banker, 37, Washes Ashore Weeks After He Was Reported Missing While Vacationing

A New York antheral vacationing successful Spain, who was reported missing successful January aft his passport and covering were recovered adjacent a beach, has died.

Grant Barr, an alternate funds lending specializer from New York City, was visiting the municipality of Estepona connected the seashore of Costa del Sol, erstwhile helium vanished connected Jan. 28, the Spanish Eye reported. His brother, James Barr, told the outlet that the household instantly began a frantic search.

Grant’s remains "washed ashore" connected Monday, March 3, but his member said the household wasn’t notified until aboriginal April, aft Grant's assemblage was identified done DNA testing, according to the outlet. His household said his decease was reported arsenic a drowning, but they bash not yet cognize each of the details.

“While the thoughts of a worst-case script came to caput from clip to time, nary of america really thought this would yet beryllium the outcome,” James told the outlet.

Grant's employer, BNY, confirmed his decease successful a connection shared with PEOPLE.

“We are profoundly saddened by the passing of our colleague, Grant Barr," the BNY spokesperson said successful the statement. "On behalf of Grant’s coworkers and the full BNY team, we privation to explicit our deepest sympathies to his household and volition beryllium supporting them astatine this incredibly hard time.”

The U.S. Department of State and Spanish authorities, Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional, did not instantly respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.

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Grant was archetypal reported missing erstwhile his pants and his passport were recovered adjacent a formation successful the edifice town, according to the Spanish Eye.

After Grant's disappearance, his member James posted a plea connected Facebook for accusation astir his brother’s whereabouts, reasoning helium whitethorn person near Spain for Germany, Amsterdam oregon Switzerland.

“My household is too themselves,” helium wrote connected Thursday, February 13 aft 16 days of searching.

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Before helium learned astir Grant’s death, James told the Spanish Eye that helium and his household would “never springiness up” looking for their loved one. Following the devastating news, helium shared a connection from their member Luke with the outlet.

“Our Brother passed connected doing what helium loved: facing the oversea successful its magnificent quality and unspeakable might,” the brothers said successful their statement.

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“Most Beloved Grant! we did not cognize that you were truthful galore steps up of us!” they continued. “We volition drawback up to you soon, and beryllium with you successful paradise.”

Grant’s remains person been cremated and brought backmost to the U.S, according to the outlet. "He is survived by his mother, begetter and 2 older brothers.

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