British teenager Jay Slater, who went missing in Tenerife last summer before his body was found in a ravine, had been drinking drugs and alcohol on a night out and had taken a 14-hour walk home, an inquest into his death has heard.
Bradley Geoghegan, who was on holiday with Mr Slater, said the 19-year-old had taken ecstasy, possibly ketamine, as well as cocaine and alcohol the night before he disappeared.
Mr Slater, who had previously been forced to leave a nightclub because he was too drunk, instead of returning to the flat he shared with Mr Geoghegan, went to an Airbnb rental a few miles away to stay with two men they had met on holiday.
The following morning, Mr Geoghegan said he received a video call from Mr Slater, who was walking down the road and still “under the influence of drugs”, a coroner's court in Preston, England, heard.
Mr Geoghegan said: “I suggested he pull out his maps to see how far he was. It was about 14 hours' walk or an hour's drive. I said, 'Get a taxi back' and he just said, 'I'll call you back.'
The witness noted that he believed his friend did not have any money with him and that taxi drivers in Tenerife require advance payment for the journey before taking him.
Coroner Dr James Adeley asked the witness: “Did you have any impression that he was in any way threatened, fearful or under pressure in a difficult situation?”
Mr Geoghegan replied: “No. I think he probably came there and thought, 'Why am I here?' and sobered up and decided to come back.”
Mr Slater, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was on holiday on the Spanish island and attended the NRG music festival at Papagayo nightclub in Playa de las Americas with friends on June 16 last year.
Mr Slater went missing the morning after visiting the Airbnb site and was reported missing on June 18.
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