Julie told Somerset Live:<\/a>\u00a0\u201cIt feels worse than a bereavement. When someone\u2019s missing, you are constantly grieving. But I will never give up hope of finding Levi alive.\u201d<\/p>\nThe last conversation she had with Levi haunts her. He had just landed in Barcelona and called asking for \u00a330 to pay for a hotel. <\/p>\n
Julie recalls:\u00a0\u201cHe phoned and said, \u2018Mum, can you send \u00a330?\u2019 But I said, \u2018Look, Levi, you know I\u2019ve been supporting you more than enough over the past number of months. You\u2019ve got to learn to stand on your own two feet\u2019.\u201d\u00a0She later sent a text asking if he had managed to get the money.\u00a0\u201cThere was no reply.\u201d<\/p>\n
Levi, once a winger for Bath Rugby and part of X Factor: Celebrity trio Try Star, was last seen on CCTV leaving The Old Irish Pub on La Rambla around 10pm. He had only a drink or two and, short on cash, reached out to friends and family. His final message, sent after midnight, was a WhatsApp text to a friend.<\/p>\n
Julie explains Levi\u2019s travels followed a serious knee injury that threatened his rugby career.\u00a0\u201cLevi wanted to travel Europe because of his anterior cruciate ligament tear. He\u2019d been in Ibiza for a couple of weeks to work on music, and he said he planned to stay at a hotel in Barcelona overnight before going to his next destination, which was left open. But he had run out of funding.\u201d<\/p>\n
The day after his disappearance, cruise ship passengers near Barcelona\u2019s port reported seeing a man in the water wearing a white T-shirt.\u00a0\u201cWhoever saw him in the water said he looked to have been dark-skinned and aged around 30,\u201d\u00a0Julie said. <\/p>\n
Spanish police searched but eventually stopped, concluding Levi had drowned. His phone last pinged near an underground station by the port, and his passport was found a week later near the cargo section. His bank account remains untouched.<\/p>\n
Julie has faced bureaucratic obstacles.\u00a0\u201cWhen it finally [the police report] arrived last year, half of it was in Spanish and half in Catalan, so we had to get it translated\u2014all 250 pages. We\u2019re now crowdfunding to find a solicitor. The cheapest quote we\u2019ve had is \u00a35k, just for the initial work. As far as the UK police are concerned, we\u2019ve been completely forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to her, the Spanish police acknowledge that they currently lack any fresh leads.<\/p>\n
In the meantime, the West Midlands Police have issued the following statement: \u201cThe investigation is being run by the Spanish authorities, and we are supporting it when required. Our thoughts remain with Levi\u2019s family and we will continue to provide them with any updates from the Spanish authorities as their investigation continues.\u201d<\/p>\n
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