A rising NRL star has been found dead in Barcelona nightclub 30 hours after he vanished.
Dolphins star Liam Hampton had been on the holiday of a lifetime travelling across Europe with Gold Coast Titans' fullback Alexander 'AJ' Brimson and Brisbane Broncos stars Jordan Riki and Jesse Arthars,
Brimson shared a frantic post on Wednesday night explaining Hampson hadn't been seen since visiting Barcelona nightclub Sala Apolo at 4.30am on Tuesday.
The photo showed the clothes that Hampson, 24, was last seen wearing - a black t-shirt and light coloured shorts and baseball cap.
'Hasn't been able to be contacted and no one has seen him for 24 hours ... was travelling with a group and very out of character, any info would be greatly appreciate,' Brimson wrote to Instagram.
Later on Wednesday Riki reposted the photo with a message begging for help to find him.
'Please help or share this [message] it's very scary for all of us he's our best mate we want to find him,' Riki wrote on his instagram.
Hampson's sister Tiarna also shared a desperate appeal on Instagram: 'Please please please if you're travelling in Barcelona, look out for Liam. Praying you're okay.'
On Facebook she wrote 'My brother Liam Hampson is currently missing in Barcelona, Spain.
'Please if you know anyone in Barcelona, about to travel to Barcelona please let them know to keep an eye out.'
The young footballer's mother Lorna wrote: 'he is loved by so many and we are trying to think positively'.
Hampson had been holidaying around Europe with Brimson, Riki and Arthars.
The young friends have posted dozens of photos from their adventure-packed travels in the past month, including snaps from Paris, Ibiza, Amsterdam, Munich and Positano in Italy.
Hampson plays at hooker for the Redcliffe Dolphins and his team-mate Bryce Donovan posted a message looking for information about his whereabouts.
The Dolphins have secured a place in the 2023 NRL season but Hampson is not among the club's top tier squad.
The team's NRL recruitment boss Peter O'Sullivan told The Daily Telegraph Hampson was a 'really nice young kid', and said he was shocked about the news.
The Dolphins have commenced inquiries to help track down the footballer.
'We don't have further details, we've made some inquiries internally and hopefully we can find out more,' a spokesperson said.
'We hope Liam is alright, 30 hours is a long time so it is a worry.'
Pinbdipy
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i don't understand is he missing or dead? cuz from the reading i didn't read anything concerning him dying 🙄😔😒