As the search for missing UK teenager Jay Slater continues on the island of Tenerife, a local mayor has scuppered hopes following a possible sighting.
On June 16, Jay - from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire - attended an event as part of the NRG music festival with friend Lucy Mae Law.
However, later that evening, Jay opted to continue partying with two British men he had met that evening, rather than return to his shared accommodation with Lucy Mae.
It is believed Jay took a one-hour taxi ride with the men from the venue to their Airbnb in the village of Masca near the Rural de Teno Park. While at the farmhouse, he shared a Snapchat post outside while standing on the property's distinctive steps.
Jay Slater's final Snapchat taken outside of the Airbnb. Credit: Snapchat
The photo was shared at roughly 7:30AM on June 17. Around 45 minutes later, Jay called Lucy Mae to say that he was lost, thirsty, and was going to attempt to walk back to their shared accommodation - a journey that would have taken him around 10 hours.
Shortly after 9:00AM, Lucy Mae reported Jay missing to local authorities.
As search efforts from local rescue teams continue, a possible sighting of Jay was shared by the teen's family over the weekend.
CCTV footage shows a person resembling Jay Slater 10 hours after his disappearance. Credit: Family Handout
Sharing a screenshot from what was said to be CCTV footage, Jay's mom - Debbie Duncan - told the MailOnline: "Someone has come forward to say they saw someone who they thought was Jay walking back down the road sat on a bench.
“He was with two men looking a bit worse for wear, and they were by a church, this guy has come forward and told the police about it and they are looking into it. We don’t know if it was Jay for sure, but it’s a start."
The sighting came at around 6:00PM on June 17 - roughly 10 hours after Jay was reported missing.
A spokesperson for the Spanish Civil Guard responded to the image by saying, per LBC: "Nothing has been ruled out and nothing has been ruled."
The circulating image reportedly shows a man resembling Jay walking across a church square in Santiago del Teide village - located roughly 7km from the Airbnb where Jay spent the evening prior.
However, now local mayor Emilio Jose Navarro Castanedo has denied that Jay was in the town and believes the location is not the church square many believe it to be.
“The Guardia Civil sent us an email asking for our security cameras. We could not give it to them as they are organized through a separate company, so the police are speaking to them," Mayor Navarro Castanedo told The Independent.
"But that CCTV picture is not from us and I do not recognize that place," the mayor added. "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."
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The Mayor's comments come after he also had to clarify a statement he made regarding further possible sightings of the missing teenager.
In a previous interview with Reuters, Mr. Navarro Castanedo confirmed that the Civil Guard are combing through CCTV images, and had requested any footage from the town hall's security cameras.
The mayor also confirmed that police have interviewed several witnesses, some of whom believe they saw Jay on the coast watching Euro 2024 soccer matches.
The eyebrow-raising comments have led to the Mayor once again speaking out to clarify exactly what he meant by his comments.
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In an interview with the MailOnline, Mr. Navarro Castanedo said: "There has been a lot of fake news and misunderstanding of what I said.
"To be clear, I did not say I saw him watching football, locals have told me that they have heard from others that they saw someone looking like the boy in a bar at Los Gigantes further along the coast.
"I have no idea if it was him, but holidaymakers of his age all dress the same and I have no idea in which bars he was seen, I don't know if the police have been there they are not telling me about their investigation."
"I know that local police have spoken to these people who said they saw him cheering in a bar watching football," the Mayor added.
"I don't know when he was supposed to have been seen but it was supposedly certainly in the days after he disappeared but I have to underline this is unconfirmed information and only what I have been told."
Today marks seven days since the disappearance on UK teenager Jay Slater.
The 19-year-old - from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire - had been vacationing with his friends in Tenerife while attending the NRG music festival.
However, on Sunday night, Jay decided to stay out with two British men he had met that evening, rather than return to his shared accommodation with friend Lucy Mae Law.
The next morning, at around 8:15AM, Jay called Lucy Mae to say that he was lost, thirsty, and was going to attempt to walk back to their apartment - a journey that would have taken around 10 hours.
Less than an hour later, Lucy Mae reported Jay missing to Spanish authorities.
As the search continues, here's everything we know from the last seven days searching for Jay...
Sunday (June 16)
On Sunday night, Lucy Mae chose to return to their shared accommodation while Jay stayed out with people he had met that evening.
A video appearing to show Jay on a packed dancefloor that evening shows him enjoying the music festival and wearing a grey and green shirt. Check it out below:
A Snapchat video from that evening also shows Jay smiling and wearing the same shirt - later identified by social media users as a Technicals shirt.
On Sunday evening, Jay reportedly left the NRG festival, got into a car, and went back to an Airbnb with two British men.
Per the Daily Mail, the accommodation is called Casa Abuela Tina and costs £40-a-nght to stay. There is currently no suggestion that the two British men have anything to do with the teenager's disappearance.
Monday (June 17)
In the early hours of Monday morning, the two men say Jay stepped outside for a cigarette.
At around 7:00AM, Jay shared the following image to his Snapchat Stories:
Jay Slater's final Snapchat. Credit: Snapchat
The teen then apparently told the men that he was going to head back to his accommodation and find a bus.
According to the Daily Mail, a woman named Ofelia Medina Hernandez saw the teen standing by the bus stop outside the Airbnb. She claimed that he had asked about buses back to Los Cristianos.
Hernandez reportedly explained that the next available bus down the mountain in the Parque Rural de Teno wouldn't arrive until two hours later.
"I held up my fingers on my hands to say 10AM as he didn't understand me then I went home briefly before driving up the mountain to Buenavista del Norte, but this time I saw him walking on the road out of the village," she said.
"It was no more than ten or fifteen minutes after I had spoken to him and he was about a kilometre from the house. I drove past him and that's the last I saw him," she added.
At around 8:15AM, Jay called Lucy Mae telling her that he was lost, thirsty, and his phone battery was critically low. He also said that he planned on walking back to their accommodation - a journey that would have taken him around 10 hours on foot.
"He rang me at about 8 o’clock in the morning saying his phone was on 1 percent, he said ‘I don’t know where I am, I need a drink and my phone is about to die,'" Lucy Mae told the Manchester Evening News.
That was their final conversation.
Jay's phone then lost power. His last tracked location was in the Rural de Teno Park, near the village of Masca, a popular hiking area.
Lucy Mae reported Jay missing to local authorities less than an hour later at approximately 9:00AM.
Tuesday (June 18)
Andy Watson, Jay's stepfather, tells The Sun that he and Jay's mom, Debbie Duncan, were informed that Jay was missing by police at their home at 2:30AM on Tuesday (June 18).
After being encouraged to fly out to the island as soon as possible, Debbie and Jay's brother, Zak, landed at around 11:35AM later that day.
Shortly after touching down, mom Debbie received a vile message on Snapchat. It read: "Kiss goodbye to your boy, you're never going to see him again, he owes me a lot of money."
Debbie also revealed that she has been receiving calls, adding: "'Some of the phone calls I've been getting have been horrible. I just don't know why people would want to do things like this.
"I've been getting lots of prank calls. It's sickening. People ringing me and saying they've got Jay because he owes them money."
A Facebook group set up by Jay's loved ones also starts to gain traction, as social media users do their best to support the search. As of this writing, the group has more than 485,000 followers.
Wednesday (June 19)
On Wednesday, the Civil Guard shifted their search from the south to the north of the island, focusing on tourist spots near Jay's accommodation in Los Cristianos and Playa de Las Americas before returning to the north.
The decision came following a possible sighting of Jay, which was later revealed to be incorrect. As a result, search teams returned to the Teno Rural Park near Mascahe - Jay's last known whereabouts.
However, the "false alarm" left Lucy Mae fearing the worst, and she voiced her concerns that somebody was attempting to sabotage the search for Jay.
Per the Mirror, Lucy Mae said: “Someone has given a false lead to the police saying he’s rang a taxi down to Los Cristianos. If this was the case he would have rang his mum or one of us. I know him well and he would NOT have us worrying."
“Someone is trying to deter the police from him being up there," Lucy Mae added. "I’m starting to think he’s been kidnapped.”
Jay Slater wearing the shirt he believed to have disappeared in. Credit: Instagram
Debbie also spoke out about the police tip, but simply described it as "a false alarm but with good intention." The worried mom told ITN: "Someone thought they had seen him get into a car with two other guys but it was wrong."
But that didn't stop the mom from also fearing something more sinister may have occurred, as she feared Jay had been "taken against his will".
Debbie described the ordeal as a "living nightmare" and expressed regret about encouraging her son to visit Tenerife. She appealed for his safe return, stating, "I wouldn't wish this on anybody. I want my baby back."
Thursday (June 20)
On Thursday - which was described as a "key day" in the search for Jay - rescue teams, volunteers, search dogs, drones, helicopters, and loved ones all continued trying to locate the teen.
Volunteer firefighters aid in the search for Jay Slater. Credit: Bomberos Voluntarios de Santiago del Teide
However, Lucy Mae expressed dissatisfaction with the Civil Guard's efforts.
Speaking to The Independent, Lucy Mae said: "The police are not doing everything they can.
“It’s been longer than 72 hours now and there isn’t enough going on. They are still asking the same questions that should have been logged at 10:00AM on Monday when I first reported this."
"We need British police here," Lucy Mae added in an interview with the Mirror. "I just want to find my mate. He’s been missing three days. It’s not looking good now. We feel as though it’s down to us to find him and that we’re doing more than the police.
"The police here don’t speak English and don’t even have a translator after three days. I feel like they’re fobbing me off. They’re still asking me the same questions as when I first reported Jay missing.”
Friday (June 21)
On Friday, search teams continued meticulously covering a mountain road and focusing on a ravine before moving to a valley in the village of Masca, per BBC News.
Police and mountain rescue officials also examined a steep area behind the apartment where Slater was reportedly taken.
Investigators also collected garbage bags from the surrounding area in hopes of finding any clues.
In Jay's hometown of Oswaldtwistle, locals started placing blue ribbons on buildings in support of Jay and the Slater family.
19-year-old Jay Slater went missing after a night out on the island. Credit: Handout
Rach Louise Harg - a family friend who has taken charge of the Facebook account - slams internet trolls for attempting to interfere with the search. Harg also claims that somebody has logged into Jay's Instagram account.
"For everyone asking who has logged into his Instagram account it’s not him or her somebody else has logged into it," she wrote.
Saturday (June 22)
On Saturday, mom Debbie issues a huge update that somebody had come forward with new information regarding a possible sighting of Jay.
In a statement to the MailOnline, the concerned mom said: "Someone has come forward to say they saw someone who they thought was Jay walking back down the road sat on a bench.
“He was with two men looking a bit worse for wear, and they were by a church, this guy has come forward and told the police about it and they are looking into it. We don’t know if it was Jay for sure, but it’s a start.
“They said it was about 6:00PM which is ten hours after he was seen by the lady in the village. But if it was him what was he doing there and who are these two men?
“All I know is that I am going to stay here for as long as it takes, I’m not going home unless it’s with Jay. I’m not going anywhere until they find him."
Authorities also have not confirmed if the sighting was of Jay.
Additionally, the UK's Lancashire Police revealed in a statement that the Spanish Civil Guard had rejected their offer for assistance in the search for Jay.
Per the Manchester Evening News, the statement reads: "First and foremost, our thoughts are with Jay’s family at this time. They must be going through the most distressing ordeal not knowing what has happened to their loved one.
"Whilst this case falls outside the jurisdiction of UK policing, we have made an offer of support to the Guardia Civil to see if they need any additional resources.
"They have confirmed that at this time they are satisfied that they have the resources they need, but that offer remains open and they will contact us should that position change."
Sunday (June 23)
On Sunday, a new video hit social media showing Jay partying on the night he went missing.
The footage - which showed Jay on a dance floor without his shirt on - leading to the possibility that he may have left the venue without his grey and green t-shirt.
The clip is claimed to have been filmed at 1:00AM on Monday. It is unclear whether the teenager had his top on or not when he left the event, with later pictures seeming to show he did have it on. Watch the video below:
Additionally, The Independent reported that investigators had turned their focus on an area by an isolated farm, combing through bags of garbage in hopes of finding any clues.
"That's all I want, that somebody has helped him get off this mountain. I just want him back and that's it. He's my son," he said in tears, adding that the past week has been "a nightmare, just a nightmare."
"I just want him back and that's it," he concluded.
Monday (June 24)
On Monday, the search continues.
In a positive side to this concerning story, the GoFundMe set up by Jay's loved ones has now hit its £30,000 target.
The money raised will be used cover expenses for Jay's family while they're in Tenerife searching for the teenager.
Sharing a message to the generous donators, Jay's mom wrote on n update: "Hi everyone, this is Debbie, Jay's mother. Thank you all for your generosity and kindness during this difficult time. I wanted to confirm that this is the only GoFundMe fundraiser approved by our family. We have not yet withdrawn any funds and are currently covering the expenses, such as the trip to Tenerife and accommodation, ourselves. The funds will remain on hold with GoFundMe until we post a further update on this page.
"We are extremely worried and are doing everything we can to find Jay. Please continue to share our fundraiser far and wide. Your support means the world to us, and we are grateful for any help you can provide.
With the search for missing Jay Slater well into its second week, a local mayor in Tenerife has clarified comments he made regarding a possible sighting of the UK teenager.
On Monday, June 17, authorities on the Spanish island were alerted to the missing teenager following a report from his friend, Lucy Mae Law.
Jay Slater, 19 has been missing since June 17. Credit: Facebook
Jay and Lucy Mae had been visiting the Canary island as part of the NRG music festival. However, the night before his disappearance, Jay had opted to stay with two men and return to their Airbnb - rather than head back to his shared accommodation with Lucy Mae.
At around 8:00AM on June 17, Lucy Mae received a call from Jay. He was miles away in the village of Masca - situated in the Rural de Teno Park, known for its rugged terrain.
Jay informed Lucy Mae that his phone was critically low on battery, he was lost and thirsty, and that he was going to attempt to walk back to their apartment - a walk that would have taken him around 10 hours.
Jay was reported missing less than an hour later by Lucy Mae. Since then, the main focus of rescuers has been on the mountainous Rural de Teno Park area.
However, investigators have also been looking into other possible sightings of Jay, including one detailed by local mayor Emilio Jose Navarro Castanedo.
In a previous interview with Reuters, Mr. Navarro Castanedo confirmed that the Civil Guard are combing through CCTV images, and had requested any footage from the town hall's security cameras.
The mayor also confirmed that police have interviewed several witnesses, some of whom believe they saw Jay on the coast watching Euro 2024 soccer matches.
The eyebrow-raising comments have led to the Mayor once again speaking out to clarify exactly what he meant by his comments.
In an interview with the MailOnline, Mr. Navarro Castanedo said: "There has been a lot of fake news and misunderstanding of what I said.
"To be clear, I did not say I saw him watching football, locals have told me that they have heard from others that they saw someone looking like the boy in a bar at Los Gigantes further along the coast.
"I have no idea if it was him, but holidaymakers of his age all dress the same and I have no idea in which bars he was seen, I don't know if the police have been there they are not telling me about their investigation.
"I know that local police have spoken to these people who said they saw him cheering in a bar watching football. I don't know when he was supposed to have been seen but it was supposedly certainly in the days after he disappeared but I have to underline this is unconfirmed information and only what I have been told."
The other possible sighting of Jay that the Mayor referred to was that of a young man who apparently resembled Jay who was seen crossing a church square in Santiago del Teide village around 6:00PM on the day Jay went missing - roughly 10 hours after his reported disappearance.
The footage came about after Jay's family revealed that somebody had "come forward" claiming they saw somebody who resembled Jay on June 17.
CCTV footage shows a person resembling Jay Slater 10 hours after his disappearance. Credit: Family Handout
In a statement to the MailOnline, concerned mom Debbie said: "Someone has come forward to say they saw someone who they thought was Jay walking back down the road sat on a bench.
“He was with two men looking a bit worse for wear, and they were by a church, this guy has come forward and told the police about it and they are looking into it. We don’t know if it was Jay for sure, but it’s a start."
The village lies approximately 7km from the Airbnb where Jay spent the evening prior.
The Civil Guard in Tenerife has yet to confirm the validity of this lead as a credible possibility, but a spokesperson has said, per LBC: "Nothing has been ruled out and nothing has been ruled."
The detective shared a photo from outside the Airbnb Jay had visited. Credit: X/Mark Williams-Thomas
His decision comes after the Spanish Civil Guard denied help from Lancashire police in the UK.
During a press conference on Wednesday (June 26), Williams-Thomas shared an insight into the turmoil Jay's family is facing at this time.
"They are utterly broken," he told reporters from Tenerife. "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."
A new video has surfaced reportedly showing missing teenager Jay Slater hours before he went missing in Tenerife.
As previously reportedly, Thursday (June 20) marks the fourth day in the search for UK teen Jay Slater, who disappeared during a vacation to the Spanish island.
The 19-year-old had visited the island with his friend Lucy Mae Law and one other pal to attend the NRG musical festival.
However, after heading back to their shared accomodation on Sunday night, Lucy Mae woke up to a concerning phone call from Jay at around 8:15AM on Monday morning.
She says that Jay had opted to stay out with people he met the night before, and when he called, he was lost, thirsty, and his phone was about to die. Lucy Mae adds that Jay said he was going to walk back to their apartment - a journey that would have taken around 10 hours.
As authorities continue to search the area of Jay's last known whereabouts - Rural de Teno Park near the village of Masca - a "bombshell" new video has emerged online.
As reported by The Sun and LBC, the footage appears to show Jay as one of the NRG Festival raves on Sunday evening - just hours before going missing. Check it out below:
The 19-year-old can be seen walking through a club's busy dance floor with sunglasses propped on his head. He also appears to be wearing the same grey and green shirt that has been highlighted by loved ones earlier this week.
Jay was seen wearing the shirt in a Snapchat video, which was also taken on the Sunday evening.
That video can be seen below:
The video was shared in the 'JAY SLATER MISSING - ONLY OFFICIAL GROUP' Facebook group, which was established to share details to help locate the missing teen. As of this writing, more than 340,000 people have joined the group to help.
The video shows Jay smiling in what social media users have identified as a Technicals shirt. He was also carrying a black back.
A screenshot of what is believed to be Jay Slater's final Snapchat post before going missing. Credit: Snapchat/JaySlater
A clearer look at the shirt can be seen below:
Jay is believed to be wearing a grey and green Technicals shirt. Credit: JD Sports
On Thursday (June 20), Manchester Evening News reported that police have now searched Jay's apartment for clues to his whereabouts.
The search comes after Jay's mom - Debbie Duncan - revealed that she had received a vile and concerning message on Snapchat just moments after landing in Tenerife to look for her son.
"I got a Snapchat [message] about ten minutes after I got off the plane saying ‘Kiss goodbye to your boy, you’re never going to see him again, he owes me a lot of money,'" the mom revealed.
Fortunately, Debbie's eldest son Zac was able to take a screenshot of the message and pass it on to police.
Per the Daily Mail, Debbie has described the ordeal as a "living nightmare", adding: "I've got a bad feeling. I'm being warned there's a lot of bad people in Tenerife. I just think he's being held against his will.
"He's not a stupid lad. He wouldn't have gone walking down bloody mountains."
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The concerned mom described her son as "streetwise" and "not stupid", Debbie is not fearing the worst. "There's no ransom demand come in yet. I've told them [police] my suspicions, that I think Jay's been taken up north by people against his will," she added.
As well as the concerning Snapchat message, Debbie has also been receiving troubling phone calls.
"'Some of the phone calls I've been getting have been horrible. I just don't know why people would want to do things like this," she said. "I've been getting lots of prank calls. It's sickening. People ringing me and saying they've got Jay because he owes them money."
Jay Slater wearing the shirt he believed to have disappeared in. Credit: Instagram
Additionally, Lucy Mae also fears that something more sinister has happened to Jay, and that local police aren't "doing enough" to find him.
Following search efforts being directed to another area of the island on Wednesday - a decision that was reportedly made due to a false sighting - Lucy Mae said: “Someone has given a false lead to the police saying he’s rang a taxi down to Los Cristianos.
"If this was the case he would have rang his mum or one of us. I know him well and he would NOT have us worrying."
“Someone is trying to deter the police from him being up there," she added. "I’m starting to think he’s been kidnapped.”
Speaking to The Independent, Lucy Mae said: "The police are not doing everything they can.
“It’s been longer than 72 hours now and there isn’t enough going on. They are still asking the same questions that should have been logged at 10:00AM on Monday when I first reported this."
"We need British police here," Lucy Mae added in an interview with the Mirror. "I just want to find my mate. He’s been missing three days. It’s not looking good now. We feel as though it’s down to us to find him and that we’re doing more than the police.
"The police here don’t speak English and don’t even have a translator after three days. I feel like they’re fobbing me off. They’re still asking me the same questions as when I first reported Jay missing.”
Another of Jay Slater's friends has come forward to share details of a worrying video call he had with the missing teen moments before he was reported missing.
On June 17, 19-year-old Jay - from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire - was reported missing by friends after he disappeared following a night out in Tenerife.
The group had been attending the NRG music festival when Jay opted to stay out with two men he had met during the evening. Meanwhile, friends Lucy Mae Law and Brad Hargreaves, returned to their shared accommodation.
Jay reportedly took a taxi with the two men from the resort of Playa de Las Americas to their Airbnb the village of Masca, located in the mountainous Rural de Teno Park area.
At around 7:30AM, Jay shared a photo to Snapchat showing him having a cigarette outside of the property, before he reportedly set off to try and catch a bus.
Jay Slater's final Snapchat taken outside of the Airbnb. Credit: Snapchat
Shortly after 8:00AM, Jay called Lucy Mae to tell her that he was going to attempt to walk back to their holiday apartment - rather than wait two hours for the next bus. The journey would have taken him around 10 hours on foot.
During their call, Jay also told Lucy that he was thirsty and that his phone battery was very low. The teen's phone was last tracked in the Rural de Teno Park - an area popular with hikers, near the Masca village. This is where primary search efforts have taken place for nearly two weeks.
Now, Jay's other friend, Brad, has spoken publicly about a video call they shared that morning.
Speaking to ITV News, Brad says that Jay had video called him on Snapchat while he was walking along the road. That's when he heard Jay slip.
The search for Jay Slater is now well into its second week. Credit: Instagram
“[Jay] was on the phone walking down a road and he’d gone over a little bit - not a big drop - but a tiny little drop and he was going down, and he said ‘I’ll ring ya back, I’ll ring ya back’ because I think someone else was ringing him," Brad told ITV. "If he was thinking like me, he would have gone back up and started walking on the path again.
"He wouldn't have gone all that way down there."
Brad said that the pair continued to laugh and that Jay "didn't seem concerned" - however, he admits that he was unaware "how far away [Jay] was".
"I said [to Jay], ‘Put your location on and he said ‘a 15 minute drive or a 14 hour walk, I don’t know if it’s accurate or not’ and I said, ‘If it’s only a 15 minute drive, get a taxi’," Brad continued.
Speaking of the night prior, Brad said that the group "split up" after Jay went off with "people that he already knew".
Rescuers in Tenerife. Credit: Bomberos Voluntarios de Santiago del Teide
On his way to the Airbnb in Masca, Jay called Brad to saying that he would be staying with the two men for the evening and would be "back the next day".
Admitting that he "didn't think anything" of his last call with Jay at the time, Brad adding: "I just thought he was going to get a bus home or a taxi home because that's what he says he is going to do.
"Next thing you know his phone dies and it's 10 days on now and nothing since."
Brad's interview comes as the Civil Guard issued an appeal for volunteers to take part in a "massive search" for Jay on Saturday, June 29.
The day prior, Angel Sanz Coronado - the police chief of the Civil Guard in Tenerife - said in a statement that officers will be joined by specialist search dog teams to try and find Jay, and called on volunteers to assist.
“Given that it is a steep, rocky area, full of uneven terrain and with many ravines, tracks and trails," Coronado said in the statement (translated).
"We request the collaboration of all those volunteer associations that can help in this planned search that is intended to be carried out in a directed and coordinated way.
“This massive search will begin on Saturday, 29 June at 09:00 hours. A meeting point will be established at the Mirador de la Cruz de Hilda in Masca to start the search in a logical and orderly way along the many paths and ravines that are found in Masca."
Jay Slater's loved ones have issued an update as the search for the missing teen enters its fourth day.
The 19-year-old went missing on the island of Tenerife on Monday (June 17). He had been vacationing on the Spanish island with friends while attending the NRG music festival.
However, after opting to stay out with people he'd met on Sunday evening, Jay's friend - Lucy Mae Law - revealed that she received a troubling call from Jay at around 8:15AM on Monday morning.
"[Jay] rang me at about 8 o'clock morning saying his phone was on 1 per cent, he said 'I don't know where I am, I need a drink and my phone is about to die,'" Lucy recalled to the Manchester Evening News.
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The teenager was reported missing less than an hour later, with his mom and brother flying out to Tenerife on Tuesday morning.
As the search enters its fourth day, dozens of locals and volunteers have joined the search for Jay, as local authorities are utilizing search dogs, rescue teams, helicopters, and drones in an effort to locate Jay.
The search has once again returned to the mountainous area around Rural de Teno Park, which is where Jay was last known to have been.
In an update shared on a Facebook page dedicated to finding Jay, Lucy Mae wrote: "Still no updates, when it reaches 8:30am it’s been 3 days. Tomorrow, we need as many people as possible up there searching for him please.
"We will be up there again first thing, however a search party is going to be necessary to search everywhere as the area is very big.
"If you can help, please do, we need to get him home."
Jay Slater wearing the shirt he believed to have disappeared in. Credit: Instagram
Another post, shared by the page admin Rach Louise Harg, states in full: "If Jay was in and around the area local as in the mountains or able to tell us he would of told someone and asked for help by now he won’t be still wondering around in the mountains or by beaches so please be aware there are others out there walking about..
"The areas in the mountains and other sightings have been searched and now have been told that as of tomorrow it will be a bigger investigation!!
"We are all so exhausted now and please can everyone also try to relax and rest with the messages it’s draining the police here are doing all the can and as tomorrow will be 72 hours he’s been missing it moves on to bigger and more serious things let’s just have a rest
"Unless it’s something very important that needs to be reported then please do !! We are all Mentally physically and emotionally drained my legs are dead I need food and we just can’t do no more this evening.
"Tomorrow we go again and like I said we WILL find him. Thank you."
Search teams have been joined by volunteers to help find the teen. Credit: Bomberos Voluntarios de Santiago del Teide/Facebook
The Facebook page now has over 340,000 followers, as concerns for Jay continue to rise.
M.E.N reports that Thursday's weather will allow for clear visibility, sunny spells, and a maximum temperature of 20°C.
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