Jay Slater died by accident in Tenerife after falling from height, coroner rules

British teenager was found dead on Spanish island after going missing while on holiday last summer

Jay Slater, the 19-year-old Briton whose disappearance in Tenerife last summer prompted a massive search, died by accident after falling from a height, a coroner has concluded.

Slater had told his friends he was in the middle of the mountains" and in need of a drink, as he attempted a 14-hour walk home the morning after taking drugs and alcohol on a night out, Preston coroner's court has heard.