Jay Slater went missing on June 17, 2024, in Tenerife, Spain. He was last seen in the morning around 8 am when he was attempting to walk 45 kilometers from the mountain village of Masca back to his accommodation in Los Cristianos. His disappearance triggered a large search effort that lasted 29 days before his body was found on July 15, 2024, in a ravine near his last known phone location. The cause of death was ruled accidental, resulting from a fall causing fatal head injuries.