Police in Spain confirmed the teenager's body has been recovered from a mountainous area of the holiday island
Police in Spain have confirmed that the body of Jay Slater has been found, nearly a month after the teenager went missing on the Spanish island of Tenerife.
The 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, disappeared as he attempted to walk back to his accommodation after staying in an AirBnb with friends he met at a music festival the night before.Jay's family endured conspiracy theories and "awful comments" being posted online during the search, but supporters raised more than £50,000 to help fund the hunt for the teenager.
“Although formal identification is yet to be carried out, the body was found with Mr Slater’s possessions and clothes. A post-mortem examination and forensic inquiries will follow.
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