Jay Slater's mother shares three ways cash raised in search will be spent
Wellwishers raised over £74,000 for Jay Slater's family, and his mum Debbie Duncan has now revealed how the money will be used.
Jay Slater's heartbroken mother has revealed three ways funds raised to support the family will now be spent.
Wellwishers raised over £74,000 since June, and Jay's mum Debbie Duncan says she plans to put some of the cash towards his funeral on August 10.
The remainder will go towards the cost of repatriating the 19-year-old's body to the UK and costs shouldered by his family and friends, who flew out to Tenerife where Jay went missing on June 17, to join the search effort.
Other costs family faced included accomodation, travel and other fees. Professional searchers were also brought in, including a team from the Netherlands that flew in to assist.
Debbie returned home from the Spanish holiday island today, after her son's body was discovered by a search team on July 15.
Jay's body was discovered at the bottom of a dangerous ravine in Masca - four weeks after he vanished while holidaying with friends at the NRG music festival.
A postmortem in the UK concluded that Jay died from traumatic head injuries consistent with a fall from height.
Before he disappeared, his last known location was the Rural de Teno Park in the north of the Canary Island, which was about an 11-hour walk from his accommodation.
He had travelled to an Airbnb in Masca after a night out but the two men said to have rented the property were later ruled "not relevant" to the case.
The Spanish Civil Guard said Slater could have fallen in the steep and inaccessible area where he was discovered.
Before the apprentice bricklayer disappeared, his last known location was the Rural de Teno Park in northern Tenerife, which was about an 11-hour walk from his accommodation.
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He had travelled to an Airbnb in Masca after a night out but the two men said to have rented the property were later determined by police to be "not relevant" to the case.
The Spanish Civil Guard said Slater could have fallen in the steep and inaccessible area where he was discovered while trying to return to his accomodation on the other side of the isladn.
Debbie is now planning his funeral, set to be held at the Chapel at Accrington Crematorium.
A moving tribute released on Satuday on behalf of Jay's family, read: "After Jay left Rhyddings High School he went on to become an apprentice bricklayer with the PH Build group, a job he greatly enjoyed.
"At the young age of five Jay started playing football for Huncoat United FC until the age of 17 and also did a few seasons with the Sunday team at St Joesph's too. He also loved spending time chilling out with his friends.
"Jay's love of music and dance started at a very young age. He loved attending music festivals and events across the country and also loved to socialise and meet new people.
"A loving son of Debbie and Warren, a cherished brother of Zak and brother in law of Jessica, a treasured grandson of Dawn, June and the late Dougie, a much loved nephew of Glen and Katie, a dear cousin of Maddie and Tillie and a loyal friend to many. Jay will be very sadly missed by all those who knew him."
Well-wishers who attend his funeral on August 10 have been asked to wear something blue in his memory.
Jay's loved ones have also asked that, instead of flowers, people could donate to LBT Global, an overseas crisis support charity which helped his family through their heartache.
