LONDON (Reuters) -British teenager Jay Slater, who was found dead on the Spanish island of Tenerife last year, died accidentally from a fall, a coroner concluded on Friday. Slater, who was 19, went missing in June last year after partying with friends and attempting a long walk back to his accommodation, before falling to his […]
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UK teen Jay Slater died accidentally in Spain, coroner concludes
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LONDON (Reuters) -British teenager Jay Slater, who was found dead on the Spanish island of Tenerife last year, died accidentally from a fall, a coroner concluded on Friday.
Slater, who was 19, went missing in June last year after partying with friends and attempting a long walk back to his accommodation, before falling to his death in a remote national park on the Canary Islands archipelago.
His body was found the following month, with Spanish authorities saying the injuries Slater sustained were consistent with an accidental fall.
After an inquest at Preston Coroner’s Court, the coroner James Adeley concluded that Slater “died an accidental death”.
“Whilst attempting to descend the ravine, Jay Slater fell at a particularly dangerous area of difficult terrain and loose rock,” Adeley said.
“Jay Slater fell approximately 20 to 25 metres (66 to 82 feet), resulting in skull fractures, brain trauma and from which he would have died instantly. There was no third-party involvement in Jay Slater’s death.”
(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Sachin Ravikumar)