Jay Slater's cause of death confirmed by Tenerife officials

Jay Slater's cause of death has been confirmed by a court in Tenerife. The body found by a mountain rescue team on Monday (July 15) is that of the the British teenager, it was earlier confirmed.

The spokesperson said fingerprints examined in a post-mortem had confirmed the body is that of the 19-year-old from Lancashire. The spokesperson added that the injuries suffered were compatible 'with a fall from a cliff'.

Members of a mountain rescue team from the Spanish Civil Guard discovered the body near the village of Masca yesterday (July 15). The body was found after a gruelling four-week search on the Spanish island for Jay.

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The teenager went missing on June 17 after a night out in Playa de las Americas. The apprentice bricklayer had been partying in Papagayo nightclub the night before he vanished.

Following the rave, Jay travelled more than 30km north to a remote Airbnb in the village of Masca, before leaving on foot into the Rural Parc de Teno. As he left the Airbnb, he called his friend Lucy to say he was in the middle of nowhere and was trying to get home with no water and 1 per cent on his phone battery.

He also sent his phone location, which pinged in the remote area close to Masca.

A court spokesperson said: "Court of Instruction Number One in Icod de los Vinos can confirm that through fingerprints the body has been identified as that of Jay Slater.

"The autopsy has determined that his death was the result of multiple injuries compatible with a fall in a rocky area."