August 19th 2024.
Debbie Duncan, the mother of Jay Slater, has spoken out against false rumors surrounding her son's disappearance in Tenerife. Despite claims that Jay was involved in a drug cartel and had stolen an expensive watch, Debbie insists that her son was not involved in any criminal activities.
At 19 years old, Jay had travelled to Tenerife with his friends to attend a music festival. However, on June 17th, he went missing. After an extensive search, his body was found four weeks later in a rocky ravine with injuries consistent with a fall from a high place.
Debbie has expressed her frustration with internet trolls who have spread false stories about her son. She told The Sun that Jay had only been in Tenerife for three days and was attending a festival with wristbands, security, and an itinerary. She firmly believes that he would never have gotten involved in anything illegal.
Jay's funeral, held in Accrington, Lancashire on August 10th, was attended by around 200 people, including friends, family, and well-wishers. Most of them wore blue, Jay's favorite color, and flyers with his photo were handed out. The front of the flyer read "Remembering with love Jay Dean Slater. Always in our hearts. #forever19", while the back read, "If there was anyone dancing on the way to the other side, it was him."
During the service, videos were shown of Jay playing football as a child and dancing at festivals. His loved ones also requested that instead of flowers, people donate to LBT Global, a charity that had supported the family during their difficult time.
Unfortunately, Jay's funeral was targeted by online scammers who falsely claimed that people could pay to watch a live stream of the service. According to the MailOnline, this caused a lot of distress to Jay's family and friends.
Jay, an apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle, had vanished after leaving the NRG music festival the night before he went missing. The next morning, his friend Lucy Law received a phone call from him, which turned out to be their last conversation. Jay had told her that he was lost and thirsty while walking through the mountains, and his phone was about to die.
His last known location was in the Rural de Teno Park, which is an 11-hour walk from where he was staying. After 28 days of searching, Spanish police found his body in a difficult-to-reach area in the mountains. While the cause of his death is still unknown, his loved ones are grieving the loss of a young man who was full of life and had a promising future ahead of him.
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