Jay Slater was ‘most smiley person in the room’

A good friend of Jay Slater has paid tribute to “the happiest and most smiley person in the room” after a physique was discovered throughout the seek for him on Tenerife.

Lucy Law, who was the final identified person to talk to Mr Slater throughout a cellphone name on 17 June, paid tribute to him on her Instagram web page.

She stated: “Honestly lost for words. Always the happiest and most smiley person in the room, you was (sic) one of a kind Jay and you’ll be missed more than you know.”

Spanish police stated that “all evidence” pointed to the physique being that of Mr Slater.

They launched video footage of rescuers climbing rock faces and battling by scrub as that they had carried out the search.

Part of the clip confirmed two members of the search group being winched out of the space by helicopter after the physique had been discovered.

They stated Mr Slater, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, may have fallen in the steep and inaccessible space the place he was found.

Ms Law’s tribute continued: “I’m certain you may ‘have your dancing footwear polished and prepared’ ready for us all.

“We all love you buddy. Fly excessive.”

Hyndburn and Haslingden MP Sarah Smith stated she was working to make sure Mr Slater’s household are receiving assist from the authorities, “notably to work as shortly as attainable for the repatriation”.

Mr Slater had attended the NRG music competition with two mates earlier than his disappearance, and his final identified location was the Rural de Teno Park in the north of the Canary Island, about an 11-hour stroll from his lodging.

He had travelled to an Airbnb in Masca after an evening out, however the two males stated to have rented the property have been later dominated “not related” to the case.

The seek for Mr Slater has concerned his household, mates, police and specialist mountain rescue groups, together with volunteers from a number of international locations together with a bunch of Dutch mountain rescuers.

LBT Global, which helps the households of British folks lacking abroad, stated that though formal identification was but to be carried out, “the physique was discovered with Mr Slater’s possessions and garments”.

It added: “A autopsy examination and forensic inquiries will observe.”

The seek for the apprentice bricklayer was known as off by Spanish police at the finish of June, however in a press release on Monday, the power stated groups had not stopped looking out day-after-day.

It added: “The discovery was attainable due to the incessant and discreet search carried out by the Civil Guard throughout these 29 days, in which the pure area was preserved in order that it will not be full of onlookers.”

Residents of Mr Slater’s residence city have provided their assist and prayers to Mr Slater’s household.

Rev Matt Smith from West End Methodist Church stated: “Our ideas and our prayers are with them. We’re right here and supporting them for once they want us.”

Blue ribbons have been tied to timber and lamp posts throughout in Oswaldtwistle and on the railings exterior the church to point out assist for the household.

Rev Smith stated the church can be opening from 19:00 to 20:00 BST “to offer them that chance to come back collectively and to only share their emotions, their ideas and their prayers with one another”.

He stated the church can be open for folks to say prayers, write messages, mild a candle and “for folks simply to come back and be right here and for us to serve the group for them”.

One member of the group in Oswaldtwistle instructed BBC Radio Lancashire: “I believe it is hit the group exhausting spherical right here as a result of clearly he is an area lad and he is well-known.

“I feel sorry for the family going through this.”