Jay Slater’s family face brutal wait for exact ‘cause of death’ after suspected fall in ‘inaccessible area’ in Tenerife

JAY SLATER’S family are facing an agonising wait to find out how exactly the British teen died after his body was reportedly found in Tenerife.

The apprentice bricklayer from Lancashire was on holiday with two friends when he vanished on the holiday island on June 17.

Jay Slater, 19, vanished in Tenerife on June 17

Although formal identification has yet to take place – the body was found alongside Jay’s belongings and clothes.

Police put out a statement today all but confirming he had been found in Masca.

Now cops have said an autopsy will take place to confirm a cause of death – but not for several days.

In Spain the results of post-mortems are not normally made public and are instead sent to an investigating magistrate.

In this case the Civil Guard has been reporting to a court in the town of Icod de los Vinos which will receive the results.

Court officials said at the start of the month there was “no current evidence of criminality” in the Jay Slater case.

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