Mr Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was holidaying on the Spanish island and had been to the NRG music festival with friends at the Papagayo nightclub in the resort of Playa de las Americas on June 16 last year.
His body was found in a steep and inaccessible area by a mountain rescue team from the Spanish Civil Guard near the village of Masca on July 15 2024.
The hearing, scheduled to last one day, was told extensive efforts, including summonses, had been issued for several witnesses who were in contact with Mr Slater before he disappeared.
Jay Slater’s last known location was in Rural de Teno Park, a mountainous area popular with hikers (Photo: X)
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Toxicology expert Dr Stephanie Martin told the hearing there were difficulties checking for the presence of drugs or alcohol in a body so severely decomposed.
Dr Martin said that because of the limitations of the analysis, she could not say exactly how much or how soon before death the drugs had been taken.
Home Office pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd detailed the injuries found on Mr Slater from his post-mortem examination findings.
He said: “There were extensive fractures of the left side of his head, several extensive fractures extending into the bottom of the skull.
“The pattern of the injuries were entirely consistent with a heavy fall, a fall from a height, landing on his head.”
Dr Shepherd said: “That’s something I considered very carefully, something I would always look to identify.
Dr Adeley continued: “Nothing to suggest that was the case?”
Emergency workers near the village of Masca, Tenerife, search for missing British teenager Jay Slater (Photo:James Manning/PA Wire)
The witness was then asked about what effect the skull injuries would have.Dr Shepherd said: “It would have had an immediate and devastating effect on Jay’s consciousness.
“Death could well have been instant, the injury was so severe. Jay would undoubtedly be unconscious and unaware.
Dr Shephard said he gave the official cause of death as a head injury.
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Both statements said that at around 7.45am on the day Mr Slater disappeared, an “English-speaking guy” carrying a half-litre bottle of Coca-Cola, approached them and asked what time the local bus arrived.
Additional reporting by the Press Association.
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