Jay Slater: Search for Brit missing in Tenerife focuses on Masca village and valley

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Jay Slater: Search for Brit missing in Tenerife focuses on Masca village and valley

The search for a missing British teenager in Tenerife has entered its fifth day as police and rescue teams focus on a rural village and valley below it. Despite the use of drones, dogs, and helicopters, no trace of nineteen-year-old Jay Slater has been found. Slater, from Lancashire, was on holiday on the island and had been attending the NRG music festival with friends. He was last heard from when he called a friend shortly before 9 am BST on Monday. His last known location was on a path in the mountainous terrain of the Rural de Teno national park on the north-west of the island.

Slater’s family and friends have said he left the group he traveled with after getting into a car with two men he met while on holiday in the tourist hotspot of Playa de las Americas. Police and mountain rescue officials have been seen examining a steep area behind the apartment Mr Slater had reportedly been driven to. Investigators have been taking bags of rubbish from the area to try and find any clues, but have not had any leads so far. Lancashire Police said it had “made an offer of support to the Guardia Civil to see if they need any additional resources,” but it had confirmed “at this time they are satisfied that they have the resources they need”.

Mr Slater’s mother and older brother flew to the island on Tuesday to join the search. On Wednesday, the Guardia Civil in Tenerife moved the search area to the south of the island, around Los Cristianos, based on a tip-off. However, a spokesperson confirmed to the BBC that the information had been “discounted” and the search was relocated back to the north of the island. Slater’s friend Callum Thorpe, who has known him since primary school, said, “I followed it on social media and Facebook… and it’s getting more and more worrying now, we all just want the best and find out what we can.”

The British owner of a Tenerife car rental company said the community had been “rallying around,” and he had made 10 cars available on the island for people helping with the search. A post in a Facebook group set up by Slater’s friends, which now has more than 450,000 members, said the search had left them “drained beyond words”. searches were continuing “and we remain positive.” The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office said it was supporting the family of a British man who has been reported missing in Spain and were in contact with local authorities

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