 'We cannot inform at this stage on exactly what is being done and what will be done but efforts to find this man and establish what may have happened to him are underway. 'Obviously once we receive the official missing persons' report we should be in possession of more information that will help us in that task.' Spanish police revealed yesterday they were yet to start the search for Levi, seen leaving the Old Irish Pub off Barcelona's La Rambla around 10pm on October 29 after arriving in the Catalan capital from Ibiza earlier the same day. Ibiza-based friend Richard Squire said he left the island 'suddenly' without clothes or cash to take a boat to Barcelona. A Mossos spokesman in Barcelona said: 'We are aware of the news of this man's disappearance from press reports and social media but are still awaiting official notification he is missing. Levi Davis p){kind=link}
Levi Davis, 24, was last seen in Barcelona 10 days ago with a regional police force finally launching an investigation after failing to receive official notification of a missing person
Spanish police have finally launched a formal hunt for rugby player and X-factor star Levi Davis tonight after deciding not to wait for a missing persons ‘ report to arrive.
The regional Mossos d’Esquadra force in Barcelona took the decision to act on their own initiative and start an investigation 10 days after he was last seen in the Catalan capital.
They had come under increasing pressure to assign officers to the concerning case after first saying they had to wait for official notification the 24-year-old was missing before doing anything.
A Mossos spokeswoman said: “An investigation is now underway.