HEARTBREAKING: Jay Slater’s final CCTV images before D3ATH seen for first time as Channel 4 doc airs

The final CCTV images of Jay Slater alive hours before he d!ed will air as part of the new Channel 4 documentary.

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The film will aim to clear up the mystery around his d3ath and put an end to social media theories and claims.

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Jay, 19-year-old, of Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, went missing on 17 June 2024 and a huge search was launched before his body was found in a remote area near the village of Masca on 15 July.

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Within hours of Jay Slater’s disappearance in the summer of 2024, mass online interest set conspiracy theories flying, causing a social media storm led by true-crime keyboard detectives. The case became the focus of global attention, with over 30 million videos online speculating about Jay’s whereabouts.

Channel 4’s new film has the final shots of CCTV of Jay which they will show alongside messages he sent.

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At 11.55pm Jay is seen at Papagayo Nightclub and then there is CCTV of him leaving at 01.04am.

At 1.12am he is refused re-entry into the club and can be seen at the entrance. A doorman appears to be pointing into the distance to show Jay something.

At 2.40am he send a message telling friends: “Can’t get in Papagayo they got marker on me”.

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Pal Lucy replies at 2.48am: “I’ve just said I’ll come out and get you if you come home.”

Then at 2.49am Jay replies: “Doesn’t matter it’s OK. I on a mission.”

He was spotted inside Tramps nightclub at 3:07am

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He can then be seen in CCTV at Tramps Nightclub at 3.07am. This is the last CCTV sighting of Jay. It it thought he then left this club and later that morning d!ed.

According to a coroner report in July, Jay told his friends he was “in the middle of the mountains” and in need of a drink, as he attempted a 14-hour walk home the morning after taking drugs and alcohol on a night out.

Jay sent a text message to a friend after being refused entry(Image: Channel 4)

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The Disappearance of Jay Slater also has never-before-seen CCTV footage, previously unheard audio, the discovery of unsent messages, and access to the Slater family as they search for answers about what happened to Jay.

It was the only media granted full access to Jay’s post-mortem, Jay’s funeral and Jay’s inquest. The film explores the true impact of social media sleuthing – on police investigations as well as the damaging effect on the family and loved ones grieving the loss of their son.