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Line 16: | occupation = Apprentice bricklayer }} On the morning of 17 June 2024, 19-year-old '''Jay Dean Slater''',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://rtvc.es/cadaver-documentacion-jay-dean-slater/|title=Confirman que Jay Dean Slater murió tras una caída|work=[[Radio Televisión Canaria]]|date=16 July 2024|accessdate=25 July 2024|language=es}}</ref> an apprentice bricklayer from [[Oswaldtwistle]], Lancashire, disappeared on the island of [[Tenerife]], Spain, after attempting to walk ten hours back to his accommodation as a result of missing a bus.<ref name="SkyNews22June">{{cite news |title=Jay Slater: Last known movements of British teen missing in Tenerife - and mother's fear about what has happened |url=https://news.sky.com/story/jay-slater-british-teenager-missing-in-tenerife-what-we-know-so-far-13155577 |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=[[Sky News]] |language=en |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630091821/https://news.sky.com/story/jay-slater-british-teenager-missing-in-tenerife-what-we-know-so-far-13155577 |url-status=live}}</ref> Slater had attended a [[music festival]] in Playa De Las Extensive searches headed by the [[Guardia Civil]] and aided by volunteers found no body. Less than two weeks after his disappearance, on 30 June, Tenerife police stated that they were discontinuing the search for Slater, although the investigation remained open, for which they were later criticised.<ref name="TheGuardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/30/jay-slater-mountain-search-is-over-say-tenerife-police|title=Jay Slater mountain search is over, say Tenerife police|first1=Mark|last1=Brown|date=30 June 2024|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="Criticise"/> In fact the search continued under a court order of secrecy, to avoid "curious onlookers" due to the high level of interest in the case,<ref name="bbc16july"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Jay Slater investigation carried out 'under secrecy' after Spanish court intervention|url=https://www.gbnews.com/news/jay-slater-investigation-carried-out-under-secrecy|date=15 July 2024|work=GB News}}</ref> and on 15 July 2024, the Spanish police reported the discovery of a body in the vicinity of the area of interest, later confirmed by the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands<ref name="bbc16july">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckdgy27wyjlo|title=Jay Slater's mum says 'our hearts are broken' after son's body found|date=16 July 2024|work=BBC News}}</ref> to be that of Jay Slater.<ref name="SkyNews15July">{{cite news |title=Jay Slater: Rescue workers searching for missing teen find human remains |url= https://news.sky.com/story/jay-slater-rescue-workers-searching-for-missing-teen-find-human-remains-reports-13178191 |work=[[Sky News]] |access-date=2024-07-15 |date=2024-07-15 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jay Slater: Body found in Tenerife is British teenager, court says |url=https://news.sky.com/story/jay-slater-body-found-in-tenerife-is-missing-british-teenager-court-says-13178025 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> It was suspected he suffered an accident or fall.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smallcombe |first=Mike |date=2024-07-15 |title=Jay Slater could have 'suffered accident or fall' as body found in Tenerife - live updates |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/15/jay-slater-human-remains-found-search-tenerife/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> A post-mortem examination concluded Slater died of traumatic head injuries, consistent with a fall from height.<ref name="postmortem"/> | |||