Lancashire Coroner Reopens Jay Slater Tenerife Death Inquest

The inquest into the death of 19-year-old Jay Slater, who died after falling from a ravine in Tenerife, has reopened following an adjournment due to missing witnesses. Jay, an apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, had attended the NRG music festival and subsequently traveled with two men to an Airbnb in the Rural de Teno national park before deciding to walk back to his friends' apartment. He was reported missing after a call to a friend revealed he was lost and his phone battery was critically low. Despite extensive police efforts, key witnesses including two men who were last seen with Jay could not be located, prompting a delay in the inquest. Evidence indicated Jay had consumed multiple substances and was intoxicated before his disappearance, but his friend did not believe he was under duress. The post-mortem concluded Jay died from traumatic head injuries consistent with a fall, and the coroner aims to provide the family with closure amid ongoing questions surrounding the circumstances of his death.