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| Jay Slater's death accidental due to fall, coroner rules | Jay Slater's death accidental due to fall, coroner rules |
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| Jay Slater's mum Debbie Duncan asked for her son's inquest to be resumed after a number of witnesses did not attend the last hearing in May | Jay Slater's mum Debbie Duncan asked for her son's inquest to be resumed after a number of witnesses did not attend the last hearing in May |
| Jay Slater's death was accidental after falling from a height, a coroner has concluded. | Jay Slater's death was accidental after falling from a height, a coroner has concluded. |
| The 19-year-old of Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, went missing in Tenerife on 17 June 2024, a huge search was launched, and his body was found in a ravine near the village of Masca on 15 July. | The 19-year-old of Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, went missing in Tenerife on 17 June 2024, a huge search was launched, and his body was found in a ravine near the village of Masca on 15 July. |
| He had told his friends he was "in the middle of the mountains" and in need of a drink, as he attempted a 14-hour walk home the morning after taking drugs and alcohol on a night out, Preston Coroner's Court was told on Thursday. | He had told his friends he was "in the middle of the mountains" and in need of a drink, as he attempted a 14-hour walk home the morning after taking drugs and alcohol on a night out, Preston Coroner's Court was told on Thursday. |
| The conclusion is that "Jay Dean Slater died an accidental death" without third-party influence, Dr James Adeley said. | |
| 'Particularly dangerous area' | |
| He had a "wonderful life" and was a "joy to be around", his mother told the inquest into his death which resumed on Thursday after it was adjourned in May so witnesses could be traced. | |
| Debbie Duncan said: "He loved his family very much and was not afraid to show affection." | Debbie Duncan said: "He loved his family very much and was not afraid to show affection." |
| She added her son had a "large circle of friends who have been left devastated" by his death. | She added her son had a "large circle of friends who have been left devastated" by his death. |
| "He was very loved and our hearts are broken," Ms Duncan said. | "He was very loved and our hearts are broken," Ms Duncan said. |
| In his conclusion, Dr Adeley said Mr 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. | |
| Dr Adeley said Mr Slater had fallen up to 25m (82ft) and there was a fracture across the base of his skull, and another up the left side. | |
| He added contributing factors to the fall may have been a lack of suitable clothing, sleep and mountain training, as well as potential after effects of drugs he had consumed. | |
| There were also fractures on his pelvis in multiple places. | |
| The impact of the skull was enough to cause non-survivable brain injuries, even if he received immediate medical help and death was likely instant, he said. | |
| The coroner said he hoped it is of "some consolation to the family" that Mr Slater would not have been in pain. | |
| When the coroner delivered his findings, Ms Duncan nodded and his father, Warren Slater, looked straight ahead arms folded, showing no emotion. | |
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