Exact spot where Jay Slater plunged to his death is seen for first time after it’s pinpointed by sniffer dog search team
THE tragic spot where Jay Slater fell to his death in a treacherous ravine in Tenerife has now been revealed.
Jay, 19, was attempting the 11-hour walk back to his holiday accommodation along unforgiving rocky terrain when he plummeted.
Police last Monday found Jay's body after 29 days - but did not reveal the exact location the teenager fell in the Spanish island's northwest.
But Jay's desperate family last Thursday deployed Dutch search team Signi Zoekhonden to find the spot for them.
Their Belgian Malinois dog called Flex managed to pinpoint the tragic spot Jay fell to his death.
The three-strong team plus Flex did a five-hour trek in and out of the remote Barranco Juan Lopez valley.
Read more on Jay Slater
They took pictures and videos for Jay's devastated mum Debbie Duncan, dad Warren Slater, and brother Zak.
The grief-stricken family had already gone some way along the trail to lay flowers, but wanted to know where Jay had fallen and hoped to lay tributes there too.
Jay’s body revealed that he had suffered multiple injuries consistent with an accidental fall from a considerable height.
Dramatic images showed the moment a helicopter crewman was winched into the chasm with his arms aloft in the delicate recovery operation on Monday 15.
Signi Zoekhonden shared footage on Facebook showing the area Jay fell and was found 300 yards into the ravine.
Veterinarian Esther van Neerbos, who leads the group, last week described the spot Jay fell as “difficult and dangerous”.
She added that she has urged the family not to lay flowers as the exact spot Jay was found as it is too perilous.
Esther told The Sun: “Every case is sad, it’s particularly difficult for mothers, it is never nice to have to search for a young child.
"Losing your boy is the worst thing you can think about.
“I think the rescue workers that found him did a very good job.
“Jay was a very young guy, he did very well to get as far as he got.
"The place where he was found is a very dry, small valley, very difficult to get into.”
Distraught mum Debbie, 55, dad Warren, 58, and brother Zak, 24, meanwhile were in the mountainous region's gateway town, Santiago del Teide, as the volunteer search team scoured the ravine.
They are now preparing to fly back to the UK with Jay'd body and hold a funeral for him to pay a final goodbye.
Apprentice bricklayer Jay travelled to a remote Airbnb in Masca with two men in the early hours of June 17.
He had been partying all night in Playa de las Americas, close to an hour's drive away.
In the morning, he attempted the 11 hour walk back to his own accommodation miles away.
Jay made a tragic final phone call to friend Lucy Law to say he was lost, needed water and only had one per cent phone battery.
It was the last time Jay, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancs, was heard from, and a mammoth search mission was launched.
Jay’s dad Warren and brother Zak spent weeks searching the unforgiving terrain for a breakthrough after the teenager vanished on June 17.
They retraced his steps in the blistering heat for days on their own after Spanish cops suspended their search.
But his body was finally discovered by a helicopter crew on Monday at the bottom of a ravine close to where his mobile phone last pinged.
After authorities confirmed the ID, Jay's family left touching tributes in the area Jay walked along before falling.
A teddy bear with England flags on and a bracelet with the letter J on were also placed on a rocky track where Jay was last known to be.
Debbie described Jay as her “beautiful boy” in a touching handwritten note.
She wrote: "I'm so sorry we never found you.
"I miss you so much. You will be forever young and forever missed.
"Love you so much."
Warren left a message that simply read: “To my boy. Love dad.”
Zak promised to take care of their parents, writing: “Love you little bro.
"Never in a million years did I think I’d be doing this.
READ MORE SUN STORIES
"I’ll look after Mum and Dad. Hope you’re partying up there with Grandad.
"Hope to see you again some day. Rest easy bro. I love you.”
