Jay Slater search expert describes perilous terrain where teen had fatal fall & says mum is ‘crying, crying, crying’

JAY Slater’s search expert has described the perilous terrain where the teen had his fatal fall and said his mum is “crying, crying, crying”.

Esther van Neerbos, who leads volunteer group Signi Zoekhondon, flew to Tenerife hours before Jay’s body was found on Monday morning.

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A Dutch search crew was sent into the dangerous Masca ravine on Thursday[/caption]

Esther van Neerbos was deployed to find the exact spot where Jay’s body was recoveredIan Whittaker

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The Dutch search expert said Jay’s mum Debbie (pictured) is ‘crying, crying, crying’[/caption]

The volunteers have remained in the Spanish island and are set to return later this week.

They were seen on Thursday in a desolate ravine with a sniffer dog, Flex, walking in the blistering heat.

A source revealed they returned on behalf of the family so they could fully understand the geography of where Jay’s body was found.

Esther, who’s a veterinarian, said dog Flex indicated a particular spot in the ravine which she described as “difficult and dangerous”.

The perilous ravine had extremely steep cliffs both sides, and goes from 20m to 100m wide in places.

Esther said Jay would not have been able to get to the sea from there, as has been claimed, because he would have run into huge cliffs that are near impossible to pass.

She added that she has urged the family not to lay flowers as the exact spot Jay was found as it is too dangerous.

Esther said: “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.

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Mum Debbie and Dad Warren visited a church in Santiago del Teide[/caption]

Jay’s older brother Zak, 24, was also spotted alongside his dadIan Whittaker

“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.”

Esther, who is in close contact with Jay’s family, said they are “crying, crying, crying”.

Spain’s Guardia Civil yesterday repeated to The Sun that they would not be revealing the exact location where Jay’s body was found.

The deployment of a private search team suggests that Jay’s grieving family were not made aware of the precise spot where his remains were discovered.

Jay’s mum Debbie Duncan said yesterday: “The wonderful team Signi Zoekhondon have remained in Spain all week and have continued to support us since Jay was found.

“They are due to fly home in the coming days and we are so appreciative of their dedication and support.”

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It comes as…

• Jay Slater was confirmed dead on Tuesday as body was found in gruelling search on Monday after 4 weeks
• Jay’s mum said ‘our hearts are broken‘ after ‘beautiful’ son’s body is found
• Jay Slater cops revealed his cause of death details after teen suffered ‘broken bones’ from ‘horror fall’
• The body was discovered just yards away from where Jay’s phone last pinged
• Jay’s best pal Lucy Mae Law paid tribute to the ‘happiest person in the room’
• Donations on Jay Slater GoFundMe hit a huge benchmark of £60k
• Jay’s mum Debbie asked people to continue donating so she can give her son “the send-off he deserves”

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Jay’s family, who were seen yesterday for the first time since his remains were found, have blasted online trolls criticising them over the £60,000 raised for the repatriation of his body home.

Devastated mum Debbie Duncan has asked people to continue donating so she can give her son “the send-off he deserves”.

But online trolls have targeted the family, disbelieving that they need all that cash and more.

They have currently raised £62,500 at the time of publication.

Family spokesperson LBT Global have now slammed the trolls and said they were seeing “vast amounts of hateful content online”.

Boss Matt Searle said: “This hate comes from people who, I assume, have never had to repatriate a deceased loved one.

“Those costs can top £20k easily.

“These people probably haven’t had to arrange their own child’s funeral, nor felt the need to make it the biggest and best they can as it’s the last thing they’ll ever do for their child.”

Jay Slater’s body was discovered in a ravine in the Masca area of Tenerife on Monday

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Jay Slater’s body was found in a ravine that locals say is so dangerous they refuse to walk past[/caption]

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.