Overview

• Jay Slater, 19, went missing in Tenerife on June 17, 2024, after attending a music festival and was found dead in a ravine 29 days later, with pathologists attributing his death to a severe traumatic brain injury.
• Lancashire’s senior coroner adjourned the inquest at the family’s request after key witnesses, including friends and Airbnb hosts, failed to appear or accept witness summonses.
• Police acknowledged they lack legal authority to compel testimony from overseas witnesses and reported extensive efforts to contact individuals in Spain and beyond.
• Investigators have been hindered by language barriers and unreliable AI translations of statements originally given in English and Spanish.
• The coroner expects to resume proceedings within the next one to two months after making additional attempts to secure witness attendance.