New details have emerged about the final phone call between Jay Slater and his friend Brad Hargreaves, revealing the moment the 19-year-old was heard slipping on rocks before his death. Jay, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, went missing in June 2024 after attending a music festival in Tenerife, and his body was found in a ravine in Parque Rural de Teno on July 15.
In an interview, Brad described how Jay had told him he needed to walk down a road, but Brad assumed he would find a safer route. During the call, Brad heard the sound of gravel and stones, indicating Jay had gone off the path. 'That's how I knew he went off the road,' Brad said, adding that Jay then said he would call back as another call was coming in.
Brad said neither of them was concerned at the time, and they even laughed during the conversation. Jay had mentioned a 15-minute drive or a 14-hour walk back to their accommodation, and Brad advised him to take a taxi. The call ended with Jay promising to video call later, but he never did.
Lucy Law, a friend who was with Jay at the festival, also spoke to emergency services. In a previously unheard audio clip, she told police that Jay had said he felt like he was going to die up there, after which the phone cut off. The call captures her desperate plea for help, saying her friend had left a house with strangers and was lost in the mountains.
The revelations are featured in a new Channel 4 documentary, 'The Disappearance of Jay Slater,' airing on Sunday, September 28, at 9pm. The film includes never-before-heard audio and unsent messages, as well as access to Jay's family as they continue to seek answers.
