A tragic discovery was made on the Spanish island of Tenerife as authorities confirmed the body found in the mountains of Masca belonged to missing British teenager Jay Slater. The 19-year-old from Lancashire, northern England, had been missing for almost a month after attending the NRG festival in the southern part of the island.
The identification was made through fingerprints, and an autopsy revealed that Slater's death was a result of trauma consistent with a fall in a rocky area. The circumstances leading to his tragic end have shed light on the events leading up to his disappearance.
According to a friend named Lucy Mae, Slater had met two individuals on the night before he went missing and had gone to their secluded apartment. He was last heard from at 8:30 a.m. local time on June 17, after which he contacted Mae in a distressed state when his phone battery was running low.
Reportedly, Slater had left the apartment early in the morning and embarked on a walk that led him to an off-road track, which was a considerable distance from his hotel. The details surrounding his final hours have raised questions about the circumstances that led to his tragic fate.
The news of Jay Slater's untimely death has sent shockwaves through his community and beyond, as loved ones come to terms with the loss of a young life full of promise. The investigation into the events leading to his demise continues as authorities work to piece together the final moments of the British teenager on the picturesque island of Tenerife.
