Dolphin trainer accused of abuse found dead in Spain

ATLANTA — A dolphin trainer that the Georgia Aquarium had hoped to hire has been found dead Saturday.

According to CNN, Jose Luis Barbero was found dead in a car Saturday afternoon in Mallorca, Spain. He had not been heard from since Tuesday. Barbero went missing hours after a new video was released accusing him of abusing dolphins.

The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta had planned to hire Barbero as a new vice president, but the aquarium put the decision on hold after the videos were released. It has turned the videos over to forensic consultants to review to verify their legitimacy.

The aquarium called the first video "extremely questionable" and "crudely edited."

Aquarium officials said they last had contact with Barbero on Monday.