The mother of British teenager Jay Slater who was found dead on holiday in Tenerife has asked for more donations to help give him "the send-off he deserves". In a statement released on Thursday, Debbie Duncan asked people to "continue to share and support our fundraiser however you can". The 'Get Jay Slater Home' GoFundMe was set up soon after he went missing to help contribute to the family's travel and accommodation expenses while they stayed on the island to look for him.
It has raised more than £59,000 so far. Earlier this week local officials confirmed a body found by rescue workers near the village of Masca belonged to the 19-year-old . He had attended a music festival in the southern resort of Playa de las Americas on 16 June and was given a lift to the Masca area.
When he spoke to his friend Lucy Law the morning afterwards, he told her he was lost, needed water and his phone was on 1% battery, adding that he planned to walk back to his holiday accommodation in Los Cristianos - a journey of about 11 hours. After the identity of the body found by rescuers was confirmed on Tuesday, Ms Duncan said the family's "hearts are broken", and she "can't believe this could happen to my beautiful boy". UK public 'failed' by governments which prepared for 'wrong pandemic' ahead of COVID-19, inquiry finds Why the damning first COVID inquiry report may be the most important Greater Manchester Police report reveals officers' demeaning strip searches, unlawful arrests and retraumatisin.