He was reported missing on 18 June and a search was launched. His body was found by a mountain rescue team in the steep and inaccessible ravine on 15 July. The inquest heard his phone battery had died and he needed a drink but had no water as he set off to walk home.
On 15 July 2024, the Spanish police found Slater's body in the vicinity of his last mobile phone location. His traumatic head injuries were consistent with a fall from height, and an inquest into his death found that it was accidental with no third party influence.
What were the results of Jay Slater's post mortem?
03:11 25 July 2025. In conclusion, Dr James Adeley says Jay Slater died on 17 June 2024 in a remote ravine in the Rural de Teno national park. He fell in a "particularly dangerous area", resulting in skull fractures and brain trauma, dying instantly, the coroner says.
Did they find the boy who went missing in Tenerife?
The 19-year-old was found dead at the bottom of a Tenerife ravine on 15 July 2024 after having disappeared in the early hours of 17 June. An inquest at Preston Coroner's Court was adjourned on Wednesday after a plea from his mother to seek key witnesses to events leading up to his death on the Spanish island.
An inquest into Jay's death, held at Preston Coroner's Court in August, concluded that Jay died an "accidental death on 17th June 2024 in the Juan Lopez ravine in a remote area of Tenerife".
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Jay Slater's mum reveals what she spent £72k GoFundMe cash on as she closes fundraiser 4 months after son's tragic death. JAY Slater's mum has thanked well-wishers after closing her £72,000 GoFundMe page – four months after her son's tragic death.
The 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, whose body was found at the bottom of a ravine in Tenerife in July 2024 after a month-long search, had written "Listen, I'm not going to make it" in a Snapchat message.
A British coroner has concluded that the teenager Jay Slater, whose disappearance in Tenerife prompted a month-long search last summer, died after accidentally falling down a remote ravine in a dangerous area. The coroner, James Adeley, said the death of the 19-year-old was accidental, with no one else involved.
Many others watched in the drizzle outside as the proceedings were relayed on a specially erected big screen. At the wishes of his family, most wore the colour blue in his memory including his work colleagues from PH Build Group, where he was an apprentice bricklayer, who wore T-shirts with 'Forever 19' on the front.
Moriarity died on the day before his 23rd birthday on June 15, 2001, in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the island Lohifushi in the Maldives, drowning in a freediving accident. He was in Lohifushi for an O'Neill photo shoot, went freediving alone and was not seen after.
Examining the last items Jay possessed, Debbie said: "His driving licence and then this bottle of aftershave and his lighters." She added: "There were no knives in his bag, there was no drugs in his bag, there were no expensive watches in his bag. No AP watch, no Rolex watch. That's it."
Full identification of the body is yet to be carried out, it added. The charity LBT Global, which works with families of people missing overseas, said that the remains were found along with Mr Slater's clothes and possessions, close to his mobile phone's last known location.
The reasons for going missing are many and varied and can include mental illness, miscommunication, misadventure, domestic violence, and being a victim of crime. While there are inherent risks attached to any missing event, specific population groups are recognised as particularly vulnerable to harm while missing.
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Going through the last items Jay had in his possession, Debbie says: "His driving licence and then this bottle of aftershave and his lighters." Tragically, Jay was also carrying his mobile phone on which he made his final phone calls to pals before his death.
The court was told analysis showed traces of drugs, including cocaine, ketamine and ecstasy, along with alcohol, were found in Slater's body. The Home Office pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd said his postmortem examination gave Slater's cause of death as head injuries.
Nikola Tesla "Death does not exist, and with that very knowledge, the fear of it disappears! And remember: no man who existed died. They have turned into Light and as such they still exist.
Jay's coffin arrived in a horsedrawn carriage crowned with blue ribbons on Saturday August 10. Jay Slater's family have turned out for his funeral as pals wear blue in tribute to the "forever 19" beloved son who died in Tenerife.
Lilly Jay is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in perinatal mental health, child development, and helping families navigate life transitions, particularly in New York and New Jersey. Known publicly as the ex-wife of actor Ethan Slater, she gained further attention for writing a personal essay in The Cut about her experience with public divorce and motherhood after her marriage ended during Slater's relationship with Ariana Grande.
Ms Duncan said the funds had been used for their travel and residence in Tenerife until they could return her son's body to the UK. "We were able to fund the the Signi search team from the Netherlands who supported us throughout the days when Jay was found," she said.
