Jay Slater's dad reveals mystery behind missing keys
Tragic Jay Slater's dad has revealed the truth about a mysterious pair of missing keys. Warren has launched a TikTok page to discuss the investigation into his son's disappearance which dominated headlines this summer.
The apprentice bricklayer, from Oswaldtwistle, went missing on June 17 while in Tenerife with friends for a music festival. His disappearance sparked a desperate search and sparked wild theories and speculation online.
The 19-year-old's remains were finally discovered on July 15 near the village of Masca, just metres from his last known location. The preliminary autopsy pointed to his cause of death being on account of a 'fall or plunge from height', with the Civil Guard confirming that Jay's catastrophic injuries included several broken bones.
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There still remains questions as to why Jay headed off alone, however. His father Warren shared some information with viewers on his TikTok page, confirming details on a mystery pair of keys, the Mirror reports.
He said: "Just to show a video to confirm this is my account. The keys I found do belong to Down the Rapids guy. I found them at the end of the path.
"I haven't been back to Tenerife ever since I came back from looking for my son. The videos that I've been posting are just documentation of what I was up to, where I was searching, things I was looking at while I was out there and that's it."
Warren claimed that the keys he found were thought to be Jay's lost apartment keys, but actually belonged to TikTok sleuth Paul Arnott, known as Down the Rapids, who travelled to Spain to help the family solve the case. It was reported that Jay complained about losing his keys the night before he went missing.
According to The Sun, Jay messaged fellow partygoer Ayub Qassim - who was the last person to see him alive - about losing his key. Mr Qassim offered him a bed for the night at his Airbnb rental and drove him there in the early hours of the Monday morning. Around 8am, Jay attempted to make the treacherous 11-hour trek on foot back to his apartment.
Jay's uncle, Glen Duncan, previously said that he did not believe a lost hotel room key would be enough to make Jay travel so far. He told The Sun: "The fact he has come out and said all his mates have left him and he had nowhere to go, he was 10 minutes from his apartment in Los Cristianos. He's not stupid. If he didn't have a room key he could have gone to reception for a replacement."