Body found in Jay Slater search is that of missing teen, court confirms
A court spokesperson in Tenerife confirmed on Tuesday that fingerprints confirmed the body belonged to Jay Slater. The injuries suggested he had fallen from a cliff, they added
The body found in the search for Jay Slater is that of the missing teen, a post-mortem has confirmed.
The tragic discovery was made near the village of Masca on Monday morning by the mountain rescue division of the Civil Guard. The Spanish police force said that all evidence pointed towards it being Jay, and that he'd died accidentally after suffering a fall.
A court spokesperson in Tenerife confirmed on Tuesday that fingerprints confirmed the body was missing Jay, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire. The injuries suggested he had fallen from a cliff, they added.
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It also emerged the body was found close to where his phone last pinged on Monday, June 17, alongside his clothes and personal belongings. Jay, 19, vanished while on his first holiday with friends for a three-day music festival, the NRG Tenerife Weekender.
He had been at a rave with friends at Papagayo, a nightclub on the Veronicas strip in Playa de las Americas, on the Sunday night before heading back to an Airbnb in the remote village with two British men he'd met on the trip. Leaving the remote rental, Jay was seen trying to get a bus before attempting the 11-hour journey back on foot, telling a friend his phone was on 1 per cent battery.
The Civil Guard led a two-week intense search of the rugged terrain around where his phone data was last located. Family and friends, including dad Warren Slater and brother Zak, continued their hunt for Jay, an apprentice bricklayer, after officers halted their on-the-ground search.
A Civil Guard spokesperson said on Monday, July 15: "After 29 constant days of searching the lifeless body of the young man has been found in the Masca area. The discovery has been possible thanks to the tireless and discreet search carried out by the Civil Guard over these 29 days.
"Everything is pointing to the body being that of the young British man who disappeared on June 17, pending full identification. Initial inquiries are pointing to him having suffered an accident/fall in the area where he was found."
The force said there was evidence to show Jay had died "due to an accidental fall in the rough and inaccessible area where he was found".
Lancashire Police has also said it was supporting the family following the heartbreaking update. A spokesperson said: "We have today (Monday, July 15) been notified by the Guardia Civil that they have found the body of a man and that the indications are that this is Jay Slater. While at this stage no formal identification has been carried out our thoughts are very much with Jay's family at this time, and we continue to offer them our support."
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