Jay Slater’s death was accidental after he fell up to 25 metres into a ravine where his body was discovered after he vanished in Tenerife last summer, a coroner has ruled today.
Dr James Adeley said the teenager died instantly after falling into mountainous terrain as he attempted to return to his apartment following a night of partying.
Before the verdict was delivered at Preston Coroner’s Court, Jay’s mother Debbie Duncan described him as the ‘life and soul’ of the party who ‘touched the hearts of a nation’ in an emotional tribute
Ms Duncan said her son had a ‘bright future’ ahead of him and that his family’s lives will ‘never be the same’ following his death last summer in Tenerife.
The inquest into his death resumed this week after it was adjourned in May so witnesses could be traced.
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