A TRAGIC new video of Jay Slater partying in a club has emerged after the teenager’s body was found in a Tenerife ravine.
The apprentice bricklayer was found dead on Monday in the rugged Tenerife region, just meters from his last known location four weeks ago.
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Tributes poured in for Jay from friends and family, with his mother Debbie Duncan saying the confirmation of his death was the “worst news”.
A court on the Spanish island said today that it identified the body by fingerprints and that Jay suffered multiple injuries.
A new clip that has emerged films Jay just hours before his disappearance on June 17.
The clip, posted on social media, shows Jay dancing at Papagayo nightclub at around 12:30pm in Playa de la Americas.
Under blue strobe lights, surrounded by other revelers, the apprentice bricklayer moves to a heavy techno beat.
The 19-year-old partygoer was seen raving later at 1am during the NRG hard dance music festival.
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NRG, which stands for New Rave Generation, but is also a name for the Class B party drug Naphyrone or NRG1.
When a Sun reporter attended the rave earlier this month, he was offered MDMA while in the smoking area.
Jay ended up leaving the club with two men, including Ayub Qassim, and returned to his Airbnb 23 miles away in the village of Masca.
The teenager then left the Airbnb to return home, only to call his friend Lucy Mae Law and say he was “lost in the middle of nowhere,” with no water, a cut on his leg and one percent on his phone.
As he attempted to walk the 11 hours back to his accommodation through the rough and rocky terrain, it is feared he may have accidentally fallen.
Authorities say the recovered body was “very deteriorated” and the documentation found was that of Jay.
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The teenager’s death was caused by “trauma consistent with a fall in a rocky area”, reported the Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands.
A Civil Guard spokesperson said Jay’s injuries included several broken bones.
She said: “The body of the man located yesterday was identified as Jay Slater through fingerprint comparison and identification.
“The results of the preliminary autopsy indicate that the cause of death was a fall or fall from a height due to the broken bones he suffered.”
Jay’s distraught mother, Debbie Duncan, said the confirmation of his death was the “worst news”.
She added: “I just can’t believe this could happen to my beautiful son. Our hearts are broken.”
A family spokesperson told The Sun: “There should be no need for the family to carry out formal identification.
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“Debbie said she wants to see him one last time.
“Obviously it’s a personal voice, but given he’s been there for almost a month in those conditions, I’m not sure that’s a memory she’ll want.”
The court earlier said the autopsy results would still take a few days to materialize.
Spanish police yesterday recovered Jay’s body from a steep ravine in Masca after 29 days – reportedly close to where his phone last rang.
Dramatic footage showed the moment a helicopter crew member was hoisted into the abyss with his arms raised in the delicate recovery operation.
Authorities say the recovered body was “very deteriorated” and the documentation found was that of Jay.
It is “exceptionally difficult” to safely navigate the valley on foot, resident said Sky News.
Another said: “It’s sad – where they found him shows he had gone too far into the ravine.
“It’s hard to understand how he got there.”
Authorities representing the investigating judge stated today: “In reference to British citizen Jay Slater, the autopsy with the complete identification of the body and the causes of death will take time, because the body was very deteriorated.
“But there is little doubt about the identity and etiology.
“The documentation he was carrying matches that of Jay Slater and everything points to an accidental fall, although this is unofficial pending final reports.”
TRAGEDY TIMELINE
The grim discovery of a body comes after weeks of agony for Jay’s friends and family. Here’s how events unfolded:
Sunday, June 16th: Jay and his friends party on the last day of the NRG music festival, held at Papagayo nightclub in Playa de la Americas, Tenerife.
June 17th, from 3am to 6am: Jay leaves with Ayub Qassim and another man to a £40-a-night Airbnb 23 miles away in the village of Masca.
7:30 am: Jay shares a photo on Snapchat standing in the doorway of the Airbnb.
8:50 am: He calls his friend Lucy Mae Law and says he is “lost in the middle of nowhere,” with no water, a cut on his leg and a percent on the phone.
Tuesday, June 18: Friend search area, but no sign of Jay. Local police and mountain rescue teams begin official searches. Jay’s mother, Debbie Duncan, flies to Tenerife.
June 19th to 20th: The Spanish police use drones, dogs and a helicopter, but find no traces. The search continues to Los Cristianos amid a possible sighting, but it is ruled out and they return to Rural de Teno, near Masca.
June 21th: Lancashire Police offers support, but it is refused.
June 22: Mom Debbie makes an emotional plea to Jay, saying “We just need you home.”
June 24th: Jay is alleged to have been sighted in Santiago del Teide – close to where he disappeared – and the family believe a grainy CCTV image could be of him.
June 25th: Debbie asks her son to return home while more friends travel and TV investigator Mark Williams-Thomas joins the search.
June 29: The police remove Mr. Qassim and another man from the Airbnb from the investigation.
June 30: Spanish police officially suspend the hunt, but say the investigation “remains open”. His family continues the search.
July 15: A body is found by the helicopter search team near where his phone last rang. Their belongings are discovered alongside human remains. Spanish police say this points to an “accidental fall”.
Today: Tenerife authorities confirm that the body found in the mountainous area of the island is that of Jay.
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