A coroner concluded that Jay Slater died after an accidental fall in a remote ravine in Tenerife. The 19-year-old had been on holiday and vanished after taking recreational drugs, including ecstasy and cocaine, along with alcohol. He attempted to walk home from a remote area without water and reported that he was in the mountains needing a drink. After a month-long search, his body was discovered in a ravine, revealing severe head injuries consistent with a fall of 20 to 25 meters. The death was ruled accidental with no foul play involved.
Jay fell at a particularly dangerous area in difficult terrain. He fell approximately 20 to 25 metres, suffering skull fractures and brain trauma from which he would have died instantaneously.
The four-week search for Slater made headlines across Europe and filled social media channels daily after he disappeared on his first holiday abroad without his parents.
His phone battery had died and he needed a drink but had no water as he set off to walk home.
Slater had taken ecstasy pills, cocaine and possibly ketamine, along with alcohol on the night out.
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