Jay Slater missing – latest: Mother gives GoFundMe update as teen ‘spotted watching Euros’ after last contact

Jay Slater’s mother has issued an update over the fundraiser that was launched to help find her missing son as the search for him in Tenerife continues for an eleventh day.

Debbie Duncan, 55, announced on Thursday that she is withdrawing some of the money raised in the GoFundMe to put towards the search efforts, as she vowed the teenager’s loved ones will not lose hope and will return home with him.

It comes as the local mayor of the town of Santiago del Teide, Emilio Jose Navarro, said Spanish police have spoken to several people who believe they may have seen the 19-year-old watching Euro 2024 matches after his last contact with friends.

Police are examining grainy CCTV footage from the town, which is around three-and-a-half miles from the mountainous Rural de Teno park – his last known location – to determine whether it is a sighting of the apprentice bricklacker.

The image, shared by the family to media outlets, shows a person walking through the town and was captured around 10 hours after Jay's phone last pinged.

Key Points

• Jay Slater’s mother announces she is withdrawing money from fundraiser

• On the ground with the desperate search for missing Jay Slater in Tenerife

• Father of Jay Slater says he is in ‘living hell’ after son’s disappearance

• Family ‘utterly broken’ but mission remains to find Jay Slater alive

• Social media sleuths urged to ‘think before you post'

Outbuildings centre of search for several days

16:30 , Athena Stavrou

The Independent’s Holly Evans reports from Tenerife:

Just metres away from where Jay Slater’s phone was last located, police have spent several days with sniffer dogs searching around a few dilapidated outbuildings in the hope of finding the teenager.

Despite it being off a small track, no sign of the teenager has been found.

Are TikTokers and Facebook sleuths drowning out actual leads in the hunt for Jay Slater?

16:00 , Athena Stavrou

Fake rumours of a body being found in the hunt for Jay Slater had spread like wildfire across Facebook, TikTok and other social media sites as thousands of users share disinformation.

But distastful pranks like this could cause a fatal distraction with days going by since Jay was last seen and friends of the teenager begged for people to keep up the massive search along the rocky hillsides of Tenerife full of treacherous ravines and cacti.

Read more from Barney Davis:

Are TikTokers and Facebook sleuths drowning out leads in the hunt for Jay Slater?

TikTok explorer says he is meeting with Jay Slater’s family

15:24 , Holly Evans

Paul Arnott, 29, who runs the TikTok account Down the Rapids is among those who has been searching for Jay Slater after he disappeared last Monday. Since being in Tenerife, he has posted 66 videos with each racking up hundreds of thousands of views.

His efforts have attracted the interest of the teenager’s family, who have reportedly contacted him and arranged a meeting on Thursday.

“I’m meeting the family today,” he told the Telegraph. “I’ve been speaking with Brad’s mum, Rachel. They wanted to bring me food but I said no.

“They said they wanted to meet me. They said they’re really proud of what I’m doing.”

15:19 , Athena Stavrou

The Independent’s Holly Evans reports from Tenerife:

In the Mirador La Cruz de Hilda cafe, which overlooks the dramatic Masca valley, the occasional hiker who passes through for a snack appears bewildered by the number of cameras and journalists who have gathered at the scene.

Just across the road, a sharp climb upwards from the village, is the place where Jay Slater’s phone was last located before he disappeared. Police have carried out extensive searches in the area surrounding it but appear to have moved their focus further northwards.

After a few hours of searching this morning, they departed the scene and are yet to return with no other search teams seen to be taking part.

Trolls making our nightmare worse, says family friend

14:50 , Jane Dalton

The mother of Jay Slater’s best friend has told the BBC that a deluge of online trolling has added to their “living nightmare”.

Rachel Hargreaves, 34, who is in Tenerife with Mr Slater’s mother, Debbie Duncan, is the mother of Brad, who travelled to the Canary Islands with Mr Slater.

Ms Hargreaves, a chef from Accrington in Lancashire, said a troll even impersonated her late mother, who died eight months ago.

“The picture of my mum is an old one but it was on my Facebook and somehow they have got their hands on it,” she said.

“We’re living the worst nightmare you can live and this does not help. I’m a strong person and that affected me. Things don’t normally get to me.”

ICYMI: Local mayor does not believe Jay Slater is in Santiago del Teide

14:30 , Athena Stavrou

The Independent’s Holly Evans reports from Tenerife:

Speaking from his office in the town hall, local mayor Emilio Navarro stated his belief that Jay Slater had not reached Santiago del Teide.

“The Guardia Civil sent us an email asking for our security cameras. We could not give it to them as they are organised through a separate company, so the police are speaking to them. But that CCTV picture is not from us and I do not recognise that place - I do not think it is in Santiago del Tiede and he is not here.

“We will help the police but it makes no sense. We have had family and journalists here but we have seen no police.”

Search area ‘eerily quiet’ today

14:25 , Athena Stavrou

The Independent’s Holly Evans reports from Tenerife:

After driving off in a convoy, there has been no signs of the police officers carrying out the search.

While drones and helicopters had previously been used to scour the mountainside, the area around Masca is eerily quiet this afternoon with only hikers and a few journalists present.

Missing Jay Slater’s family use donations to fund extended stay on Tenerife

14:00 , Athena Stavrou

The mother of missing Jay Slater has said she will use donations to fund her stay on Tenerife as the hunt for her son continues into a second week.

Debbie Duncan said the £36,000 raised by more than 3,200 individual donations will be used to support mountain rescue teams, and to cover her own accommodation and food costs during her extended stay on the island.

Ms Duncan flew out to join the search for her son on June 18, the day after he went missing.

Donations flooded in after a fundraiser was set up by Lucy Law, his friend and the last person to speak to him.

The GoFundMe appeal, “Get Jay Slater home”, raised thousands within hours as concern for the teenager grew.

In an update on Thursday, Ms Duncan said: “First, I would like to thank everyone for your support, kind messages, and good wishes. It’s difficult to wrap our heads around what is happening right now, but we are not losing hope that we will find Jay and return home together.

“We are currently working with GoFundMe to withdraw part of the funds, which are being safely held. I wanted to share that these funds will be used to support the mountain rescue teams who are tirelessly searching for Jay.

“Additionally, since our stay in Tenerife needs to be extended, we will also use the funds to cover accommodation and food expenses. I’m surrounded by wonderful people who are by my side, but far from their loved ones, so we’ll also be using part of these funds to fly them to Tenerife so we can support each other during these dark times.

“Thank-you again for all your donations and support, this means the world to us.”

Police move search area

13:48 , Jane Dalton

Spanish police are moving their search to a new location in the Masca valley:

Caves being searched as focus moves further along national park

13:43 , Athena Stavrou

The Independent’s Holly Evans reports from Tenerife:

On Thursday, the search has been concentrated on a ravine further along the national park, with caves near Los Carrizales being searched as part of the investigation.

Only four police cars and a team of officers have been visible so far, at a location that is about an hour and a half walk from the AirBnb where he stayed with two men.

This is the valley they’ve been searching in today:

Watch: Dogs and helicopters continue search for Jay Slater

13:30 , Athena Stavrou

The Tenerife Civil Guard released footage of their ongoing search for Jay Slater on the island - with helicopters and dogs being deployed.

The footage, released on Wednesday, shows an overcast view of the mountains in Rural de Teno Park, where the 19-year-old was last known to be last Monday morning.

“We continue the search for the young British man who disappeared last June 17 in Masca ( #Tenerife ),” it wrote.

“Various specialties of the @guardiacivil carry out intense and repeated races through ravines, roads and trails.”

Jay Slater’s employer hits out at trolls ‘cruel’ emails

13:00 , Athena Stavrou

Jay Slater’s employers have hit out at “cruel” trolls emailing them about the 19-year-old and his disappearance.

The building firm, PH Build Group, had previously spoken out to say the picture being painted of the bricklaying apprentice was “just not true”.

Sharing one email sent to them, they wrote: “This is just one of many emails sent to us along with some great reviews. These people are trying to ruin people’s lives and businesses sat behind a screen looking for attention.

“Everyone may have their own theories and feelings but to publicly post them knowing you are going hurt people is just cruel. Jay’s family shouldn’t have to endure this. The only thing that should matter right now is getting a 19-year-old son back to his family where he belongs.”

Bar owners not seen Jay following unconfirmed reports of him ‘watching the Euros’

12:30 , Holly Evans, in Tenerife

After unconfirmed reports that Jay Slater had been seen “watching the Euros” at a nearby town, The Independent travelled to Los Gigantes which sits at the foot of the mountains where the teenager has gone missing.

However, bar owners in the seaside town had little known knowledge, with sports bar owners stating that he had not been spotted in the vicinity.

“We’ve not seen him,” said the owner of Richardsons, a British sports bar in the town centre which is one of the only bars showing the football.

Jay’s mother has ‘every faith’ in search teams

12:02 , Athena Stavrou

Jay Slater’s mother, Debbie Duncan, said she has “every faith” in search teams as they continue to scour Tenerife for the missing 19-year-old.

Speaking to Manchester Evening nNews on Thursday morning, she said: “I have every faith in them down on the ground and the amazing searches they are carrying out along with more amazing guys up there.

“As a family we are in a living nightmare. We have no further updates other than Jay is still missing and we are just ignoring the social media side of things.”

More than £36,000 so far raised by over 3,300 individual donations to GoFundMe

11:26 , Athena Stavrou

More than £36,000 has now been raised by over 3,300 individual donations to the “Get Jay Slater home” GoFundMe appeal.

The fundraiser was set up by Lucy Law, the 19-year-old’s friend and the last person to speak to him, with thousands raised within hours as concern for the teenager grew.

His mother Debbie Duncan, 55, said on Thursday that some of the money is going to be used to support mountain rescue teams, and to cover her own accommodation and food costs during her extended stay on the island.

Jay Slater’s mother announces she is withdrawing money from fundraiser

10:08 , Tara Cobham

Jay Slater’s mother has announced she is withdrawing some of the money raised in the fundraiser that was launched to help find her missing son.

Debbie Duncan, 55, said the funds will go towards the search efforts in an update posted on the GoFundMe page on Thursday morning, as she vowed the teenager’s loved ones will not lose hope and will bring him home.

She wrote: “I would like to thank everyone for your support, kind messages, and good wishes. It’s difficult to wrap our heads around what is happening right now, but we are not losing hope that we will find Jay and return home together.

“We are currently working with GoFundMe to withdraw part of the funds, which are being safely held. I wanted to share that these funds will be used to support the mountain rescue teams who are tirelessly searching for Jay. Additionally, since our stay in Tenerife needs to be extended, we will also use the funds to cover accommodation and food expenses. I'm surrounded by wonderful people who are by my side, but far from their loved ones, so we'll also be using part of these funds to fly them to Tenerife so we can support each other during these dark times.

“Thank you again for all your donations and support, this means the world to us.”

Jay Slater’s family are ‘utterly broken’ and ‘still holding out hope’ to find teen in Tenerife

08:52 , Tara Cobham

The family of missing teenager Jay Slater say they are “utterly broken” as the search continues in Tenerife for a tenth day with no clues to shed light on his disappearance.

The 19-year-old has not been heard from since last Monday morning, when he contacted a friend shortly after 8am to say he was lost in the Rural de Teno park and had only one per cent phone battery.

Former detective Mark Williams-Thomas has now flown over from the UK after offering the family his assistance, as Spanish police and sniffer dogs continue to scour the mountainous region in the north of the island.

Holly Evans reports from Tenerife:

Jay Slater’s family are ‘utterly broken’ and ‘holding out hope’ to find teen

Are TikTokers and Facebook sleuths drowning out actual leads in the hunt for Jay Slater?

07:02 , Tara Cobham

Fake rumours of a body being found in the hunt for Jay Slater have spread like wildfire across Facebook, TikTok and other social media sites as thousands of users share disinformation.

But distasteful pranks like this could cause a fatal distraction, with days going by since Ms Slater was last seen.

Friends of the teenager are begging for people to keep up the massive search along the rocky hillsides of Tenerife, full of treacherous ravines and cacti.

Read more from Barney Davis:

Are TikTokers and Facebook sleuths drowning out leads in the hunt for Jay Slater?

The vanished of Tenerife: Other people who disappeared on the island where Jay Slater went missing

06:13 , Tom Barnes

Tourists looking for an easygoing, fun holiday in the sun have headed to the island of Tenerife for decades.

From the party vibes of the neon-lit strip of Playa De Las Americas to the spiritual hikes across cacti-infested ravines in the heat, there is something for everyone.

But with its rocky cliff faces and harsh terrain, the island also has a dangerous side with completely inaccessible areas.

Barney Davis reports:

Tenerife’s missing: Other people who vanished on island where Jay Slater disappeared

Police searching for Jay Slater rescue lost Scottish hiker in Tenerife national park

06:00 , Shweta Sharma

Police searching for missing hiker Jay Slater have rescued a Scottish hiker from the same Tenerife national park in Spain.

The 51-year-old hiker from Scotland was rescued on Friday during a search for Mr Slater, 19, who went missing a week ago, police said on Tuesday.

The Scot was found “tired and disoriented” having gone into a “difficult” area not suitable for travel.

Police said “he was located by the agents and the rescue team who helped him get out of the ravine”.

“We want to thank these neighbours for giving alert to this situation because, due to the difficulty and lack of communication in the area, this hiker would not have managed to get out by his own means without the help received.”

On the ground with the desperate search for missing Jay Slater in Tenerife

05:37 , Tom Barnes

From the winding main road which links the villages of Masca and Las Portelas, close to where 19-year-old Jay Slater disappeared, four white police cars can be spotted, parked down a deep ravine.

Officers from the Guardia Civil dressed in green and black spend their day walking among the shrubs, accompanied by a sniffer dog as the search continues more than a week after he went missing.

Read more from The Independent’s Holly Evans, who is in Tenerife, here:

On the ground with the desperate search for missing Jay Slater in Tenerife

Local mayor does not believe Jay Slater is in Santiago del Teide

04:22 , Tara Cobham

The Independent’s Holly Evans reports from Tenerife:

Speaking from his office in the town hall, local mayor Emilio Navarro stated his belief that Jay Slater had not reached Santiago del Teide.

“The Guardia Civil sent us an email asking for our security cameras. We could not give it to them as they are organised through a separate company, so the police are speaking to them. But that CCTV picture is not from us and I do not recognise that place - I do not think it is in Santiago del Tiede and he is not here.

“We will help the police but it makes no sense. We have had family and journalists here but we have seen no police.”

The unanswered questions about missing teenager’s disappearance in Tenerife

03:13 , Tom Barnes

As concerns grow for his welfare, questions have begun to emerge as to how the apprentice bricklayer has seemingly vanished in an area inundated with tourists.

Jay Slater: The unanswered questions about missing teen’s disappearance in Tenerife

What Tenerife locals are saying

02:10 , Jane Dalton

On the ground with the desperate search for missing Jay Slater in Tenerife

Jay Slater’s last known movements

01:10 , Jane Dalton

Mapped: Jay Slater’s last known movements in Tenerife as search for teen continues

Watch: Police and sniffer dogs continue search

Thursday 27 June 2024 00:10 , Jane Dalton

Spanish police and sniffer dogs continue search for missing Jay Slater in Tenerife

The isolated landscape of Jay’s last known location

Wednesday 26 June 2024 23:05 , Jane Dalton

Exploring the isolated Tenerife landscape of Jay Slater’s last known location

Opinion: The horrifying cruelty of social media

Wednesday 26 June 2024 22:10 , Jane Dalton

A concerning majority of onlookers seem to have completely disconnected from the fact that Jay Slater’s disappearance involves real people with real lives and real emotions:

Jay Slater’s disappearance has exposed the horrifying cruelty of social media

Police searching for Jay Slater rescue lost Scottish hiker in Tenerife national park

Wednesday 26 June 2024 21:04 , Tom Barnes

Police searching for missing hiker Jay Slater have rescued a Scottish hiker from the same Tenerife national park in Spain.

The 51-year-old hiker from Scotland was rescued on Friday during a search for Mr Slater, 19, who went missing a week ago, police said on Tuesday.

The Scot was found “tired and disoriented” having gone into a “difficult” area not suitable for travel.

Police said “he was located by the agents and the rescue team who helped him get out of the ravine”.

Police searching for Jay Slater rescue lost Scottish hiker in Tenerife national park

ICYMI: Family ‘utterly broken’ but mission remains to find Jay Slater alive

Wednesday 26 June 2024 20:33 , Tom Barnes

Earlier on Wednesday, Mark Williams-Thomas, a private investigator, spoke to the press in Tenerife this afternoon on behalf of Jay Slater’s family, including The Independent’s Holly Evans.

He told reporters: “They are a very, very united family and they are very supportive and their one mission is to find out what happened to Jay.

“They still live with the hope that Jay will return and that he is not safe, but still alive. They themselves have been out searching and have put out pictures and posters and of course, they are responding to as many enquiries as they possibly can.”

He added they had provided him with an “in-depth insight” into what had happened in the hours leading up to his disappearance.

Asked how the family have been coping, he responded: “They are utterly broken, having done this many times and having been a family liaison officer, they are an incredibly united family.

“Not just in terms of the family but also the friends that are here to support. They are all very focused in terms of finding Jay. The problem is they are now without information, a lot of information was coming in initially but they are now without much information.”

Father of Jay Slater says he is in ‘living hell’ after son’s disappearance

Wednesday 26 June 2024 20:05 , Tom Barnes

The father of missing British teenager Jay Slater described his ordeal as “a living hell” as the search for his son in Tenerife extended into its second week.

Speaking to reporters this week in Santiago del Teide, approximately four miles (6.4 km) from the search area, Warren Slater said: “I just want him found.”

“Somebody must know something.”

Despite efforts by specialist dog teams and police focusing on the rugged terrain of Rural de Teno National Park, the search has been likened to “looking for a needle in a haystack”.

Mr Slater’s family and friends have been actively seeking help, putting up missing posters, and raising funds for the search.

Latest pictures of search operation in Tenerife

Wednesday 26 June 2024 19:19 , Tom Barnes

Here are some of the latest images of the search for Jay Slater in Tenerife.

Rescue teams deployed drones on Wednesday as they continue their efforts to locate the missing British teenager, who has not been seen since last Monday.

Are TikTokers and Facebook sleuths drowning out actual leads in the hunt for Jay Slater?

Wednesday 26 June 2024 18:38 , Tom Barnes

Fake rumours of a body being found in the hunt for Jay Slater had spread like wildfire across Facebook, TikTok and other social media sites as thousands of users share disinformation.

But distastful pranks like this could cause a fatal distraction with days going by since Jay was last seen and friends of the teenager begged for people to keep up the massive search along the rocky hillsides of Tenerife full of treacherous ravines and cacti.

Read more from Barney Davis:

Are TikTokers and Facebook sleuths drowning out leads in the hunt for Jay Slater?

Renewed appeal for information

Wednesday 26 June 2024 17:00 , Sian Elvin

Mr Williams-Thomas, on behalf of the family, urged anyone who may have information to come forward.

He told reporters in Tenerife: “This is about finding Jay and we need as many people as possible to get involved, and I would urge as another appeal... There are people out here who know more.

“There are people out here who have information who have seen Jay, who had contact with Jay whilst he was here.

“If you were in those clubs on that evening or in the early hours of that morning, please come forward.”

Social media sleuths urged to ‘think before you post'

Wednesday 26 June 2024 16:33 , Sian Elvin

Speaking to members of the press pack, Mr Williams-Thomas urged internet conspiracy theorists to consider the feelings of Jay Slater’s family.

He told reporters including The Independent’s Holly Evans: “There are people out there who have been vile. I’ve listened to messages and read messages from people, there are people out there who have phoned up and said we’ve got Jay hostage, we’ve got Jay captive and they need to pay.

“There are some really vile people who have done that, they’ve tried to hack some of the social media sites, they’ve attacked some of the family. This is unacceptable. You’ve got a young lad who is missing and the family deserve respect. I would urge anyone on social media to think before you post.”

Ex detective speaks on how he would have investigated Jay Slater case

Wednesday 26 June 2024 15:10 , Barney Davis

Former detective Steve Gaskin told the Mirror: “If we treat this like a murder from the outset, then if it turns out not to be then nothing’s lost, we only have a few hours - people call it the golden hour, but really it’s the golden 24 hours - to gather forensic evidence before it’s too late.

“I’d want to know what he’d had from breakfast. Why has a 19-year-old bricklayer gone missing? What was he doing there? I would want to know everything about him. Who was the last person to see him? Check all their backgrounds too. I’d be speaking to police in the UK. Has he got a criminal record, here or in Spain? What do we know about him?”

Jay Slater’s disappearance has exposed the horrifying cruelty of social media

Wednesday 26 June 2024 14:06 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Trolls mocking missing Jay Slater, Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha tracked down and hounded online, armchair sleuths endlessly theorising about Nicola Bulley’s disappearance – Helen Coffey asks, when did we collectively lose our empathy?

Jay Slater’s disappearance has exposed the horrifying cruelty of social media

The vanished of Tenerife: Other people who disappeared on the island where Jay Slater went missing

Wednesday 26 June 2024 13:35 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Tourists looking for an easygoing, fun holiday in the sun have headed to the island of Tenerife for decades.

From the party vibes of the neon-lit strip of Playa De Las Americas to the spiritual hikes across cacti-infested ravines in the heat, there is something for everyone.

But with its rocky cliff faces and harsh terrain, the island also has a dangerous side with completely inaccessible areas.

Barney Davis reports:

Tenerife’s missing: Other people who vanished on island where Jay Slater disappeared

Father of Jay Slater says he is in ‘living hell’ after son’s disappearance

Wednesday 26 June 2024 13:33 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

The father of missing British teenager Jay Slater described his ordeal as “a living hell” as the search for his son in Tenerife extended into its second week.

Speaking to reporters this week in Santiago del Teide, approximately four miles (6.4 km) from the search area, Warren Slater said: “I just want him found.”

“Somebody must know something.”

Despite efforts by specialist dog teams and police focusing on the rugged terrain of Rural de Teno National Park, the search has been likened to “looking for a needle in a haystack”.

Mr Slater’s family and friends have been actively seeking help, putting up missing posters, and raising funds for the search.

Police searching for Jay Slater rescue lost Scottish hiker in Tenerife national park

Wednesday 26 June 2024 13:10 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Police searching for missing hiker Jay Slater have rescued a Scottish hiker from the same Tenerife national park in Spain.

The 51-year-old hiker from Scotland was rescued on Friday during a search for Mr Slater, 19, who went missing a week ago, police said on Tuesday.

The Scot was found “tired and disoriented” having gone into a “difficult” area not suitable for travel.

Police said “he was located by the agents and the rescue team who helped him get out of the ravine”.

Police searching for Jay Slater rescue lost Scottish hiker in Tenerife national park

Jay Slater ‘may not have made it into town’ where grainy CCTV image was taken

Wednesday 26 June 2024 13:00 , Sian Elvin

Briton Tom Beckett, who is familiar with the area where Jay Slater last used his phone, said the teenager may not have reached Santiago del Teide where the latest supposed image was taken.

The grainy CCTV image shows a figure walking past a church at around 6pm last Monday about four miles from the Masca village Jay was last known to be.

“Had he been on the road, he would have been seen by numerous tourists. It’s a very narrow road so they wouldn’t have missed him, they would have seen him,” Mr Beckett told Reuters.

Spanish locals know little about Jay Slater disappearance

Wednesday 26 June 2024 12:51 , Sian Elvin

Holly Evans reports from the scene in Tenerife:

Despite the interest among British press and tourists, Spanish locals appear to know very little about the disappearance. While Jay Slater’s photo has been plastered onto ATMs and bus stops, the Spanish police have made very few comments on the case and not much is known about the progression of the investigation.

While a group of British people from Manchester on holiday told The Independent last night that they had been checking the Facebook group chats daily, locals appear confused by the press attention.

Adela, a cafe worker in the tourist area of Los Cristianos, shook her head and simply said: “People always get lost in the mountains if they’re not careful, it just happens.”

TikTok star is investigating where police dogs, drones and helicopters cannot go

Wednesday 26 June 2024 12:30 , Barney Davis

Paul Arnott, 29, who runs TikTok page –“Down the Rapids” – with some 153,000 followers, has been updating followers on his personal search for Jay Slater.

He films himself exploring the more rugged mountainsides and ravines to help the police in their search.

He told The Telegraph: “I personally spend all my time in the mountains and I’m very interested in survival and exploring, so this is something that could happen to me one day and I say that you should treat people how you want to be treated,” Arnott says.

“At the end of the day, the boy’s lost.”

Guarda Civil release helicopter footage as the search area for Jay Slater expands

Wednesday 26 June 2024 11:56 , Barney Davis

Spanish police Guardia Civil have posted an update of their search on Tenerife.

Sniffer dogs and helicopters are still being used to find Jay Slater on the island over a week since he vanished.

They posted on X: “We continue with the search for the young British man who disappeared in Tenerife

“Different civil guard units from the area participate, joined by agents with their dogs specialized in searching for people from #Madrid.”

On the ground with the desperate search for missing Jay Slater in Tenerife

Wednesday 26 June 2024 11:56 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Holly Evans reports from the scene in Tenerife:

From the winding main road which links the villages of Masca and Las Portelas, close to where Jay Slater disappeared, four white police cars can be spotted, parked down a deep ravine.

Officers from the Guardia Civil dressed in green and black spent their day walking amongst the shrubs, accompanied by a sniffer dog as the search continues more than a week after he went missing.

While helicopters and drones had previously been deployed to find the teenager, it is now a small group of emergency workers who lead the search, with specialist canines brought in from Madrid.

On the ground with the desperate search for missing Jay Slater in Tenerife

The unanswered questions about missing teenager’s disappearance in Tenerife

Wednesday 26 June 2024 11:22 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

As concerns grow for his welfare, questions have begun to emerge as to how the apprentice bricklayer has seemingly vanished in an area inundated with tourists.

Jay Slater: The unanswered questions about missing teen’s disappearance in Tenerife

Local mayor does not belive Jay Slater is in Santiago del Teide

Wednesday 26 June 2024 10:50 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Holly Evans reports live from Tenerife:

Speaking from his office in the town hall, local mayor Emilio Navarro stated his belief that Jay Slater had not reached Santiago del Teide.

“The Guardia Civil sent us an email asking for our security cameras. We could not give it to them as they are organised through a separate company, so the police are speaking to them. But that CCTV picture is not from us and I do not recognise that place - I do not think it is in Santiago del Tiede and he is not here.

“We will help the police but it makes no sense. We have had family and journalists here but we have seen no police.”

‘Where did he go?'

Wednesday 26 June 2024 10:23 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Holly Evans reports live from Tenerife:

Speaking to the Independent, Andreas Ruiz, 58, questioned how the teenager could have spent time in Santiago del Tiede without being noticed.

A construction worker who is familiar with the area, he pointed out to the cafes and small bars that run through the high street of the small town.

“There is a tourist information desk he would have passed. There are buses, signposts for taxis. There is a bar and cafes for food and help. Where did he go if he came here? I have a son and my heart is with his family.”

Jay Slater machete gang attack victim hits out at internet trolls and urges them to help find teenager

Wednesday 26 June 2024 09:44 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

A man who had his “skull split open” in a machete attack carried out by a gang including Jay Slater has broken his silence on the desperate search for the teenager who vanished in Tenerife.

The missing 19-year-old was part of a group of eight people who attacked Tom Hilton, then 17, with a machete, golf clubs and an axe in Rishton, Lancashire, in 2021.

The apprentice bricklayer, from Oswaldtwistle, was handed an 18-month community order with 25 days of rehabilitation activities and 150 hours of unpaid work for his role in the violent disorder.

Jay Slater machete gang attack victim urges internet trolls to help find teenager

Police searching for Jay Slater rescue lost Scottish hiker in Tenerife national park

Wednesday 26 June 2024 08:58 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Police searching for missing hiker Jay Slater have rescued a Scottish hiker from the same Tenerife national park in Spain.

The 51-year-old hiker from Scotland was rescued on Friday during a search for Mr Slater, 19, who went missing a week ago, police said on Tuesday.

The Scot was found “tired and disoriented” having gone into a “difficult” area not suitable for travel.

Police searching for Jay Slater rescue lost Scottish hiker in Tenerife national park

The nightclub where Jay Slater spent his last evening before disappearing

Wednesday 26 June 2024 08:36 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Holly Evans reports live from Tenerife:

Located on Veronica’s Strip in Playa de Las Americas, the nightclub where Jay Slater spent his evening before going missing stands at the end of a long run of busy bars.

The majority of them open until 5am, they are currently inundated with British teenagers celebrating their A-Levels, with cheap drinks and package spirit deals available all down the street.

Drugs are easily accessible, with groups selling Class A, cannabis and balloons along the pavement.

Jay Slater: Everything we know about the Briton missing in Tenerife

Wednesday 26 June 2024 08:29 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Worried relatives and friends are still searching for a sighting of British teenager Jay Slater after he vanished on the island of Tenerife.

The 19-year-old was on his first ever holiday without his family when he vanished as he walked back to his accommodation last Monday morning.

He had gone to stay with two people he had met at the NRG music festival and, having missed the last bus back, embarked on what would have been an 11-hour walk.

Jay Slater: Everything we know about the Briton missing in Tenerife

Mapped: Jay Slater’s last known movements in Tenerife as search for missing teenager continues

Wednesday 26 June 2024 07:30 , Maroosha Muzaffar

Jay Slater’s last known movements have been mapped as the desperate search for the missing teenager entered its second week in Tenerife.

A major search operation was launched after the 19-year-old, from the Lancashire town of Oswaldtwistle, vanished on the Spanish island last Monday morning.

Police, sniffer dogs, firefighters and volunteers were among those who gathered again on Saturday to continue with the hunt as fears grow for the British teenager.

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Mapped: Jay Slater’s last known movements in Tenerife as search for teen continues