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Jay Slater – latest: Family say ‘worst fears realised’ after body of British teenager found in Tenerife

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Jay Slater’s “devastated” mother has said her family’s “hearts are broken” after a body found in the search for the British teenager in Tenerife was confirmed to be his. “We have a positive ID ... Fingerprinting confirms that the body belongs to Jay Slater and the death was due to multiple traumas compatible with a fall in the mountainous area,” a court spokesperson said on Tuesday afternoon. Human remains were found on Monday in the area where Slater disappeared near the village of Masca, almost a month after Slater went missing while on holiday on the Spanish island. The apprentice bricklayer had been at a festival on 16 June before travelling to an Airbnb in Masca with two men. He appeared to start an 11-hour walk back to his apartment the following morning before vanishing. His mother Debbie Duncan said the confirmation of her son’s death in Tenerife was “the worst news”, adding: “I just can’t believe this could happen to my beautiful boy. Our hearts are broken.” Meanwhil...

Jay Slater missing – latest: Body found with teenager’s clothes close to phone’s last location in Tenerife

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  Body found in Tenerife does appear to be that of Jay Slater, charity supporting his family says Human remains have been found in the search for Jay Slater, nearly a month after the British 19-year-old went missing in Tenerife. A body was found in the area where he had disappeared, the Civil Guard said, as a charity supporting the family confirmed that it was discovered close to the site of his mobile phone’s last location. DNA tests will be carried out to establish the person’s identity, along with an autopsy. The body was found with Mr Slater’s possessions and clothes, charity LBT Global said, with initial police investigations suggesting he “could have suffered an accident fall”. The apprentice bricklayer from Lancashire had been at the NRG music festival on 16 June before going to an Airbnb in the village of Masca with two men. He left the following morning and appeared to start an 11-hour walk back to his apartment. He was last seen by a cafe owner, who said the tee...

Earlier this afternoon, Spanish authorities confirmed a body - Jayslater update

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 Earlier this afternoon, Spanish authorities confirmed a body had been found in the search for missing British teenager Jay Slater. The 19-year-old was reported missing after attending a music festival at Papagayo nightclub in the southern resort of Playa de las Americas. He was last heard from on 17 June after setting off to walk from a northern area of the island back to his holiday accommodation in the south - a journey of about 11 hours. He called his friend Lucy Law, telling her he had missed a bus, his phone battery was on 1%, and he had cut his leg on a cactus. Here's what has happened so far today:  Spanish police said initial investigations suggest the apprentice bricklayer could have "suffered an accident or fall" in an "inaccessible area" in the village of Masca; Missing persons' organisation LBT Global released a statement saying possessions and clothes belonging to Mr Slater were found with the body; It also said the body was found close...

Body found in Jay Slater hunt near last phone location

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 News Skip to cont Body found in Jay Slater hunt near last phone location IMAGE SOURCE, FAMILY HANDOUT Image caption, Police say the body of a young man has been found in the area where Jay Slater, pictured here with his mother, went missing Search teams looking for Jay Slater in Tenerife have found a body near the last known location of the missing British teenager's mobile phone. The Guardia Civil said its officers and a mountain rescue unit found the body of a young man in the Masca area "after 29 days of non-stop searching". The 19-year-old was last seen on 17 June, after visiting an Airbnb rented by two people he had been with at a music festival on the island. A police statement said that "initial evidence" suggested the person found had "suffered an accident or fall in the inaccessible zone". Article information Author, Marc Waddington & Rachael Lazaro Role, BBC News 15 July 2024, 13:13 BST Updated 2 hours ago It added that "the d...

Contacts of Jay Slater family - Jay Slater Update

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 I have been receiving a few inbox messages asking how to get in touch with the family and they have information they would like to be looked at, I am posting the below for everyone to once again read please and if you do have any information you think is vital contact the LBT GLOBAL on the emails below.    The family appeals to anyone who holds any vital information to please contact LBT Global via delta.ops@lbt.global or anonymously at Crimestoppers”. LBT Global Chief Executive Matthew Searle MBE commented on the constant speculation and said the following: “What people are losing sight of here is that this is somebody’s son, somebody’s loved one, and he is missing. Whatever happened to him, its important to consider how the family will feel when horrific things are being posted online, and even sent directly to family and friends. What is important is to locate Jay, and the constant barrage of conspiracy theories and wild speculation simply delays that happening – it...

New search team 'confident' it can find Jay Slater

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New search team 'confident' it can find Jay Slater A specialist team of volunteers is preparing to mount a fresh search for missing Jay Slater in Tenerife, insisting "there is more we can do". Non-profit Signi Zoekhonden, based in the Netherlands, has deployed a team of five people and four dogs to the island, with a sixth person due to leave on Monday. Marieke Krans, one of the volunteers, spoke to the BBC from Brussels airport as the group prepared to board a flight on Sunday evening. Mr Slater's mother Debbie Duncan said the "generosity" of people donating to a crowdfunding page had made the move possible. Mr Slater, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, has not been heard from since the morning of 17 June, when he called friends to say he was lost in a mountainous area and had 1% battery on his phone. Spanish police scoured the rough landscape around the village of Masca, where the 19-year-old stayed after a night out, but called off the official sea...

Jay slater update - So I need to breakdown the "Friend Code"

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So I need to breakdown the "Friend Code" for some of you, because clearly there's too many people going missing or getting killed. This is how we "Old Schoolers" roll. 1: We leave together... We stay together....We come back together. NO you're not leaving with some RANDOM strangers & NO I'm not leaving you at the party by yourself! 2: Both of us can't be sh*t face drunk (neither of you should) , at least one person needs to be alert & aware of our surroundings! 3: if you got to go to the bathroom or outside WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE DAMN BATHROOM AND OUTSIDE!!" Period! 4: We don't accept drinks from strangers unless we're at the bar and watch the bartender pour". 5: if I feel like you're too drunk to function , we're leaving the party early. (We'll fuss about you messing up the night later) 6: If you just so happen to go missing. I will give you a maximum 15-30 mins to show up before I Shut the place down and...