Jay Slater 's first holiday abroad with friends ended in tragedy, with the British teenager now being laid to rest. Following an immense month-long search for the missing bricklayer, from Lancashire, his 'lifeless' body was discovered by Spanish police within the depths of the unforgiving terrain of Parque Rural de Teno nature reserve in Tenerife. His 'deteriorated' remains were located close to where his phone last pinged.
A UK post-mortem result concluded the 19-year-old's death was the result of traumatic head injuries consistent with a fall from height. His funeral, taking place at Accrington Cemetery Chapel on Saturday, is set to be a "celebration of his life", his family said, with well-wishers planning to attend asked to wear something blue in his memory. Jay's disappearance came after he had partied at the three-day NRG musical festival before extending his night out with two British men he'd met on the Canary Island.
In the early hours of June 17, he headed to their Airbnb in the remote village of Masca. Shortly before 9am on that fateful Monday, he had left the holiday rental and set out to walk back to his accommodation in the south of the island, believed to be an 11-hour trek after missing the local bus. He warned his friends, who he had been staying with, that he was thirsty and had no clue where he was, shortly before his phone died.
Mountain rescue teams combed through the dense vegetation and steep ravines in scorching temperatures and eventually, on Monday, .