Daily Express – Body found in hunt for missing Jay ‘who fell in accident’
The Daily Express focuses on the latest in the search for missing teenager Jay Slater as his body is thought to have been found. He is believed to have “suffered an accident or a fall” in an “inaccessible” ravine, according to police.
Jay Slater updates: Spanish police reveal autopsy detail as body found
Spanish police have revealed that the autopsy on a body found in the search for Jay Slater will most likely be carried out on Tuesday.
On Monday, it was announced that a body was found in a ravine in the remote Masca region of Tenerife alongside Jay’s “possessions and clothes”.
Although formal identification has not taken place, the missing persons charity LBT Global said the “body found in Tenerife does look to be that of Jay Slater.”
It added: “It is understood the body was found close to the site of his mobile phone’s last location.”
Jay went missing on June 17 after a night out with his friends Lucy Law and Brad Hargreaves. Law paid tribute to the teen calling him “the happiest person in the room”.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 16 July 2024.
Tuesday’s newspapers mark a shift in coverage as most broadsheets cover the latest from the US presidential race – with a little UK politics on the front page.
The tabloids lead to the discovery of a body in the Jay Slater case. Though not formally identified it is believed the body is that of the missing 19-year-old Brit, with early theories being that he slipped into a ravine and died. The papers note that rescue workers had to use a helicopter to reach the ravine and it’s believed specialists found Slater’s possessions.
A handful of the front pages leave space to assess the England football team and whether Gareth Southgate will be replaced. The speculation around Southgate’s future dominates the back pages.
