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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Kim Pilling

It would be easy to slip… and fall into the void, Jay Slater inquest hears

Undated family file handout photo issued by LBT Global, of Jay Slater whose funeral was held at held at Accrington Cemetery Chapel in Lancashire, after he died while on holiday in Tenerife in June. Issue date: Saturday August 10, 2024. - (PA Media)

Teenager Jay Slater, who went missing in Tenerife last summer, was begged by a friend to get back to safety after he ventured off a mountain road down a dangerous ravine, an inquest heard.

The 19-year-old had told his friends he was “in the middle of the mountains” and in need of a drink, as he attempted a 14-hour walk home the morning after taking drugs and alcohol on a night out, Preston Coroner’s Court was told on Tuesday.

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