Found Deceased Spain - Jay Slater, 19, missing on holiday in Tenerife, 17 June 2024 #5

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1813976273666056671

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The body of the 19-year-old is expected to be brought back to the UK by early next week, according to a spokesperson. In an emotional scene this week, Jay's relatives laid heartfelt tributes along the dusty path close to the perilous gorge where he was found.

Family tributes to Jay Slater

• Debbie left a tear-jerking message with the flowers: "To my beautiful boy, I am so sorry we never found you. I miss you so much. You will be forever young and forever missed. Mum *advertiser censored*."
• Zak, Jay's elder brother, penned a moving tribute: "Love you little bro, never in a million years did I think I would be saying this."
• "I will look after mum and dad, hope you are partying up there with grandad, hope to see you again some day, rest easy bro I love you Zak."
• Warren, his father, simply wrote: "To my boy, love dad."

Jay Slater's family in agonising wait for final step after body is recovered

Jay Slater's family are awaiting the return of his body to the UK following his tragic death while on holiday in Tenerife, with a number of 'complex issues' currently delaying the process

www.lancs.live

 

[Observe_dont_Absorb]

I fail to see how littering an area of exceptional national beauty is supposed to be a good thing but that's just me.

Ditto the mountains of cut flowers in plastic wrappers that get piled up at the scene of accidents. Surely there's got to be a nicer way to mark the scene of a fatality and someone's life / passing, generally speaking, than cheap tatt, plastic, littering, and fire hazards?

 

[thinker47]

Jay Slater’s mother encourages more donations to give him the ‘send-off he deserves’

Jay Slater’s mother, Debbie Duncan, said she is ‘overwhelmed with grief’ but grateful for support from the public

www.independent.co.uk

“We want to give our boy the send-off he deserves so please do continue to share and support our fundraiser however you can.”

 

[Teeniesmum]

Jay Slater’s mother encourages more donations to give him the ‘send-off he deserves’

Jay Slater’s mother, Debbie Duncan, said she is ‘overwhelmed with grief’ but grateful for support from the public

www.independent.co.uk

“We want to give our boy the send-off he deserves so please do continue to share and support our fundraiser however you can.”

good lord, I'm speechless (which doesn't happen often). i understand Jay's repatriation needs to be covered, but my goodness please just have the loving family funeral you can afford. This really doesn't show the family in a good light.

 

[LarysaRose]

I fail to see how littering an area of exceptional national beauty is supposed to be a good thing but that's just me.

Ditto the mountains of cut flowers in plastic wrappers that get piled up at the scene of accidents. Surely there's got to be a nicer way to mark the scene of a fatality and someone's life / passing, generally speaking, than cheap tatt, plastic, littering, and fire hazards?

I understand what you’re saying but if his family have laid these in memory of Jay, please just let them. If this is part of their grieving process, then that’s for them to do. They’re going through an incredibly hard time and the least of their worries should be about “leaving tatt”. They want to remember their boy.

 

[Zuleika]

good lord, I'm speechless (which doesn't happen often). i understand Jay's repatriation needs to be covered, but my goodness please just have the loving family funeral you can afford. This really doesn't show the family in a good light.

I agree and doesn't travel insurance help with repatriation costs?

 

[RichardKimble]

I agree and doesn't travel insurance help with repatriation costs?

Thats if he had any.

 

[suzyjackson]

I fail to see how littering an area of exceptional national beauty is supposed to be a good thing but that's just me.

Ditto the mountains of cut flowers in plastic wrappers that get piled up at the scene of accidents. Surely there's got to be a nicer way to mark the scene of a fatality and someone's life / passing, generally speaking, than cheap tatt, plastic, littering, and fire hazards?

Whilst it's not something I'd do I can't bring myself to criticise a family who've been through an horrendous month and are expressing their grief as they know how

But, as you say, that's just me

JMO

 

[suzyjackson]

I agree and doesn't travel insurance help with repatriation costs?

If you have it, it probably would but I'm not sure Jay was in the insurance buying demographic

 

[guiser]

Jay Slater’s mother encourages more donations to give him the ‘send-off he deserves’

Jay Slater’s mother, Debbie Duncan, said she is ‘overwhelmed with grief’ but grateful for support from the public

www.independent.co.uk

“We want to give our boy the send-off he deserves so please do continue to share and support our fundraiser however you can.”

I've mostly refrained from commenting because I don't enjoy the way this has basically become a soap opera for some people but having the mother asking for further funds to give Jay 'the send off he deserves' is an absolute insult to anyone who has lost (or like me, is expecting to lose) their much loved child quietly and without the benfit of headlines and crowdfunding.
Are our beloved children somehow less deserving?

 

[suzyjackson]

I've mostly refrained from commenting because I don't enjoy the way this has basically become a soap opera for some people but having the mother asking for further funds to give Jay 'the send off he deserves' is an absolute insult to anyone who has lost (or like me, is expecting to lose) their much loved child quietly and without the benfit of headlines and crowdfunding.
Are our beloved children somehow less deserving?

I'm sorry for what you're going through but I don't think she's implying any kind of insult to anyone else, in fact I'd be surprised if she gives a thought to or cares what anyone else does. Her thinking that Jay deserves an over the top funeral doesn't mean that she thinks others don't, every parent in that situation would think their child deserving wouldn't they?