Body of Jay Slater flown back to UK after large-scale search operation

The 19-year-old went missing on the Spanish island of Tenerife last month

Author: Rory GannonPublished 4th Aug 2024

The body of Jay Slater has been returned to the UK, following a large-scale search operation to find him.

Jay, who was 19, was attending a music festival on the Spanish island of Tenerife when he went missing.

After missing the last bus back to his accommodation, he opted to walk from the festival site, a journey that would have taken him a total of 10 hours.

Slater was declared missing after he failed to make it back to the accommodation, with friends saying that he only had 1% battery charge on his phone when they last made contact.

A large search operation was carried out by Spain's Guardia Civil on the island, with a particular focus on the village of Masca, where Jay was last seen.

Following weeks of searches, Jay's body was found in a ravine; a post-mortem found that he had suffered traumatic head injuries, consistent with a fall.

Slater's body was taken to his hometown of Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, where his funeral will take place next Saturday (August 10th).

His family has paid tribute to those who helped to find Jay, and said that his funeral procession will be a "celebration" of his life.

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