A serious police hunt for missing Jay Slater, 19, is now specializing in a collection of barren caves in rural Tenerife. The seek for the lacking apprentice bricklayer is almost in its twelfth day, together with his mother and father on the Canary Island aiding police.
The Brit vanished on Monday, June 17 after texting a pal saying he was “thirsty” and that his telephone was on simply 1% battery.
The frantic seek for Jay has centered on rocky terrain within the mountains of northern Tenerife – however now it has moved to the caves close to Los Carrizales.
The situation is about an hour and a half on foot from the Airbnb Jay stayed in with two males, The Unbiased studies. Los Carrizales is a bit hamlet not removed from Masca within the Teno mountains.
A well-placed supply warned that it’s “impossible” Jay has survived if he bought misplaced within the mountains, studies The Solar.
The supply added: “No-one for the time being is speaking concerning the search being dropped at an finish, although it’s impossible Jay has survived if he bought misplaced within the mountains in the best way we have been instructed he did.
“There might be a degree when the operation that’s happening for the time being has to a minimum of be scaled again however proper now the search groups seem to have determined they need to give themselves extra time.”
However Jay’s household haven’t given up.
Jay Slater‘s mum has instructed supporters the household is making an attempt to launch funds from cash raised via GoFundMe to assist assist mountain rescue groups trying to find her son.
Debbie Duncan mentioned funds would even be used to cowl the price of meals and lodging for the household because the search continues in Tenerife.
In the meantime CCTV footage of what may present Jay earlier than he went lacking has prompted the city’s mayor to say “he’s not right here”.
The Mayor of the city in Tenerife the place Jay Slater was probably sighted on safety cameras doesn’t assume the apprentice bricklayer even set foot into the placement.
A grainy clip reveals a determine strolling previous a church in what’s believed to be Santiago del Tiede – which is round 4 miles from the place Jay was final seen – at round 6pm on Monday, June 17 on the day he went lacking.
However Mayor Mayor Emilio Navarro mentioned: “He isn’t right here.” He added: “The Guardia Civil despatched us an e mail asking for our safety cameras.
“We couldn’t give it to them as they’re organised by a separate firm, so the police are talking to them.
“However that CCTV image will not be from us and I don’t recognise that place – I don’t assume it’s in Santiago del Tiede and he isn’t right here.”