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A huge search was launched when the 19-year-old went missing last summer, before his body was found by a mountain rescue team.
Jay Slater's death has been ruled as accidental by the coroner. At the start of today's hearing, the teenager's mother, Debbie Duncan, read out an emotional tribute to her son. Follow the latest below.
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Irish Mirror on MSNJay Slater died by accident after tragic teen 'fell from height' in Tenerife, coroner rulesJay Slater's death in a Tenerife ravine was accidental after he fell from a height, a coroner has ruled after an inquest heard his mother say their "hearts are broken"
Jay Slater, 19, who went missing in Tenerife last summer sparking a huge search, died by accident after falling from a height of around 20 to 25 metres, a coroner has concluded.
The 19-year-old died from head injuries in the fall down a ravine as he tried to walk back to his holiday apartment, his inquest has concluded.
An inquest this week has heard how the 19 year-old vanished in the mountains after taking a cocktail of drugs and alcohol - sparking a month-long search.
A teenager who went missing in Tenerife sparking a month-long search died as a result of an accidental fall, a coroner has concluded. | ITV News Granada