JAY Slater’s grieving mum was reportedly given a harrowing warning about her son because the household tried to say a closing farewell.
A devastated Debbie Duncan has promised to present the 19-year-old Brit the “send-off he deserves” because the household prepares to make the tragic journey residence to the UK with Jay’s physique.
The Slater household have been directed in opposition to seeing Jay’s physique within the morgue – leaving them with out a likelihood to say goodbye correctly, stories MailOnline.
Tenerife cops mentioned the teenager’s physique had grow to be “very deteriorated” after it had spent weeks within the ravine the place he was finally discovered on July 15.
Regardless of the warning, Debbie and the remainder of Jay’s household are mentioned to have discovered a way of consolation after being instructed he seemingly died immediately from a fall slightly than suffered.
The household at the moment are set to carry Jay again to Lancashire for a closing ship off within the subsequent few days after spending 5 weeks in Tenerife.
A supply near the household instructed The Solar final week: “Taking Jay’s physique again would be the hardest journey of their lives. However they know it is one thing they should do.
“Their focus and purpose is to present Jay probably the most becoming send-off potential and to have fun and bear in mind his life.”
“Officers are actually coping with a closing couple of issues after which Jay’s household will be capable of take him again residence and to begin planning for the funeral.”
The price of bringing again the physique is because of be lined by the GoFundMe arrange by pal Lucy Mae Regulation within the days after Jay first vanished.
The fundraiser has skyrocketed previous £70,000 with greater than 5,600 donations.
It reached £60,000 in an outpouring of help within the days after Jay’s physique was discovered and has continued to rise ever since.
Debbie introduced in a heartfelt assertion by way of the fundraiser: “We wish to give our boy the send-off he deserves.”
Net bullies have criticised Debbie and different family members for encouraging folks to donate to the web page even after Jay was discovered.
In a press release launched on Thursday on the ‘Get Jay Slater Residence’ GoFundMe web page, Debbie mentioned: “Hiya everybody, thanks for your entire kindness, help and condolences in mild of the tragic information that Jay’s physique has been discovered.
“We’re overwhelmed with grief and are so grateful in your help.”
Jay’s physique was tragically found on Monday July 15 on the backside of a treacherous ravine in Masca.
The teenager had been lacking for 4 weeks after disappearing whereas on vacation along with his buddies for the NRG music pageant.
The apprentice bricklayer, 19, had travelled to a distant Airbnb in Masca with two males within the early hours of June 17.
He had been partying all evening in Playa de las Americas, near an hour’s drive away.
Within the morning, he tried the 11 hour stroll again to his personal lodging miles away.
Jay made a tragic closing telephone name to good friend Lucy Regulation to say he was misplaced, wanted water and solely had one per cent telephone battery.
It was the final time Jay, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancshire, was heard from, and a mammoth search mission was launched.
Jay’s dad Warren and brother Zak spent weeks looking out the unforgiving terrain for a breakthrough after {the teenager} vanished on June 17.
They retraced his steps within the blistering warmth for days on their very own after Spanish cops suspended their search.
However his physique was lastly found by a helicopter crew on Monday on the backside of a ravine near the place his cell phone final pinged.
Timeline of Jay Slater disappearance
THE grim discovery of a physique got here after weeks of agony for Jay’s family and friends. Right here is how occasions unfolded:
June 16: Jay and his buddies get together on the final day of the NRG music pageant at Papagayo nightclub in Playa de la Americas, Tenerife.
June seventeenth:
- 3-6am: Jay leaves with Ayub Qassim and one other man for a £40-a-night Airbnb 23 miles away within the village of Masca.
- 7.30am: Jay shares a photograph on Snapchat standing on the doorway of the Airbnb.
- 8.50am: He calls pal Lucy Mae Regulation and says he’s “misplaced in the course of nowhere” with no water, a reduce to his leg and one per cent on his telephone.
June 18: Buddies search the realm however no signal of Jay. Native cops and mountain rescue groups begin the official search. Jay’s mom Debbie Duncan flies to Tenerife.
June 19 – 20: Spanish police deploy drones, canines and a helicopter, however discover no hint. Search strikes to Los Cristianos amid potential sighting, however it’s dominated out they usually return to Rural de Teno, close to Masca.
June 21: Lancashire Police provide help however it’s declined.
June 22: Mum Debbie points an enchantment to Jay saying: “We simply want you residence.”
June 24: Claims of Jay sighting in Santiago del Teide — close to the place he disappeared — and household imagine a grainy CCTV picture may very well be of him.
June 25: Debbie points a plea for Jay to return residence as extra buddies fly out and TV investigator Mark Williams-Thomas joins the search.
June 29: Cops rule Mr Qassim, and one other man at Airbnb, out of investigation.
June 30: Spanish cops formally droop hunt however say probe “stays open”. His household proceed to go looking.
July 15: A physique is discovered by a helicopter search group near the place his telephone final pinged. His possessions are found subsequent to human stays. Spanish cops say it factors to an “unintended fall”.
July 17: Tenerife authorities affirm the physique discovered within the mountainous space of the island is Jay’s.