Jay Slater’s mum thanks mystery person who ‘looked after’ £72k GoFundMe after revealing what donations were spent on
In a farewell note to contributors, Jay Slater’s mother praised an unidentified individual for managing the GoFundMe page that generated nearly $72,000 for her son.
Five months after the fundraising was started in the wake of Jay’s disappearance, Debbie Duncan, 56, closed it.
After Jay vanished on June 17, a massive search was launched, and on July 15, Spanish mountain rescue personnel discovered his body.
Lucy Mae, Jay’s best friend who accompanied him to Tenerife, created the GoFundMe and is identified as a “organiser” on the page.
Another “beneficiary” on the fundraising website is Debbie.
It was thought that Jay’s buddy Lucy Mae and his family were running the GoFundMe campaign.
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According to the mother’s most recent comment, the page that raised 72,821 was managed by an unidentified individual.
She expressed gratitude to the unidentified individual in charge of the fundraiser.
Debbie wrote: “We also want to express our gratitude to the person who maintained Jay’s crowdfunding page, with whom we have maintained a close relationship, particularly during our time in Tenerife. Your guidance and support will be remembered.
“Donations will be turned off with this final message.”
Debbie also expressed gratitude to everyone who helped the family and contributed to the event.
She continued: “We would like to thank all you beautiful people who supported us throughout this heartbreaking time.”
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“Jay really did touch the hearts of the nation and it truly showed us how much love you all shared with us.”
What these donations were used for was revealed in the mother’s farewell message.
She disclosed that the family’s stay in Tenerife and Jay’s return flight were funded in part by the $72,000 pot.
Additionally, funds were donated to a Dutch search team in order to locate Jay.
Timeline of the tragic case
After weeks of suffering for the teen’s friends and family, with many questions yet unanswered, JAY’S body was eventually discovered. This is how it happened.
At the Papagayo nightclub in Playa de la Americas, Tenerife, on Sunday, June 16, Jay and his friends celebrate the final day of the NRG music festival.
June 17 from 3-6 am: Jay departs with Ayub Qassim and another man for a forty-dollar Airbnb stay in the village of Masca, which is twenty-three kilometers away.
7.30am: Jay posts a picture of herself standing in the Airbnb doorway on Snapchat.
8.50am: He phones his friend Lucy Mae Law and reports that he is stranded in the middle of nowhere, without water, with a wound on his leg, and that his phone is only 1% charged.
Pals explore the region on Tuesday, June 18, but Jay is nowhere to be found. Official search is launched by local police and mountain rescue crews. Debbie Duncan, Jay’s mother, takes a plane to Tenerife.
June 19–20: Despite using dogs, drones, and a helicopter, Spanish police are unable to locate any evidence. A probable sighting prompts the search to shift to Los Cristianos, but it is ruled out and
They go back to Rural de Teno, which is close to Masca.
June 21: Lancashire Police provide assistance, but it is turned down.
June 22: Jay receives an emotional plea from Mom Debbie, who says, “We just need you home.”
June 24: There have been reports of Jay being sighted in Santiago del Teide, close to where he vanished, and his family thinks a grainy CCTV footage may be of him.
June 25: As more friends depart and TV investigator Mark Williams-Thomas joins the search, Debbie makes a plea for her son to return home.
June 29: The police declare Mr. Qassim and another Airbnb employee not under investigation.
June 30: Officially ending the hunt, Spanish police claim the investigation is still ongoing. His family is still looking.
July 15: A search team using a helicopter finds a body near the location where the person’s phone last rang. Human remains are found near to his belongings. According to Spanish police, it suggests an unintentional fall.
August 5: Authorities in Tenerife confirm that the body discovered in the island’s mountainous region is that of Jay.
August 10: Hundreds of people attend Jay’s burial at Accrington Crematorium in Lancs to pay tribute to the “one of a kind” teenager.
His mother also disclosed that the family was still grieving over Jay’s untimely passing.
Debbie stated: “We will always be thankful to all of you for the overwhelming support messages we have received from all over the world.
“We will never fully heal from our trauma and grief journey, which will last forever.
“We lost our beautiful boy in extremely tragic circumstances whilst the world watched.”
JAY’S CASE
When the 19-year-old’s disappearance garnered global notice in June, the search for him began.
Jay disappeared while on vacation with his friends in Tenerife, Spain.
23 miles away, he was last seen departing the Papagayo nightclub with Ayub Qassim and another man in order to check into an Airbnb for $40 per night.
At 8.50 a.m. on the morning he was last seen, Jay had called Lucy Mae.
According to the boy, he was “lost in the middle of nowhere.”
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After a thorough search, Jay’s body was discovered, and it was determined that his death was caused by a “accidental fall” down a dangerous ravine.
Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral at Accrington Crematorium in Lancashire.
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