NYC banker washes up dead on Spanish beach in heartbreaking twist for family

The body of a New York City banker washed up on a beach in Spain — but his family continued searching for him for weeks because no one told them about the grisly discovery.Grant Barr, a 37-year-old banker with New York Mellon, disappeared on Jan.28 while vacationing in Estepona on the Costa del Sol, mysteriously leaving only a pair of pants, passport and boating license on the beach.His body washed ashore on March 3 but it was only identified in early April — meaning his family spent weeks desperately searching for him not realizing he’d been found dead.“After a week and back and forth between the courts and the coroner’s office, his remains were released on Friday and we were able to cremate him and finally bring him home,” Barr’s brother, James Barr, told The Spanish Eye about his brother.“While the thoughts of a worst-case scenario came to mind from time to time, none of us actually thought this would ultimately be the outcome,” he continued.James was frustrated that the report from Spanish police means “the last time we were all there searching for [Grant] two weeks he was already found, however, they didn’t even suggest that there was something they were looking into.”Spanish authorities positively identified Barr using DNA, the family said.

James, his other brother Luke and their mom immediately flew back across the Atlantic where they met their father who hadn’t left.Officials have initially ruled his death a drowning.“Our Brother passed on doing what he loved: facing the sea in its magnificent beauty and terrible might,” Grant’s other brother Luke said in a statement through James.Barr had traveled to Spain for a sailing getaway after going through a difficult breakup, according to EuroWeekly News.His father, Michael, had previously recalled his son’s delicate emotional state before he vanished, including seeming paranoid about his family being in danger, according to the outlet.Barr most recently worked at Bank of New York...