Police narrow in on small buildings where Jay Slater's phone last pinged
The disappearance of Jay Slater remains shrouded in mystery as the search for the British teenager in Tenerife continues
The search for missing British tourist Jay Slater continues on Tenerife - as rescue parties continue to scour the Spanish island.
Search teams attempting to locate the missing British teenager have narrowed their efforts on small buildings close to where his phone last pinged in Tenerife.
Officers from the Guardia Civil in the Canary Island could be seen circling two structures at the bottom of a ravine in Rural de Teno Park on Sunday.
Efforts appeared to be solely focused on the one area after days of searches in the village of Masca and the surrounding landscape.
Those conducting the searches on the seventh day of the hunt for Mr Slater could be seen looking into blue barrels outside one of the small buildings.
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The efforts come after the teenager’s mother issued a direct plea to her missing son, saying: “We just need you home.”
Jay from Lancashire was last heard from on Monday morning and was reported to be trying to make his way back to his accommodation after missing a bus. A picture shows the 19-year-old in a crowd of people seemingly speaking to Lucy Law at the NRG music festival on Sunday night before he went missing.
He had attended the festival with two friends before his disappearance.
The walk from Mr Slater’s last-known location to his accommodation would have taken about 11 hours on foot.
Jay's phone's last live location was Rural de Teno Park. Movements after around 8.30am on Monday remain a mystery, Jay's mother, Debbie Duncan,55, described searching for her son was "an absolute living nightmare".
Asked how the family was coping with the situation, Ms Duncan told PA: “We’re not. I’m not coping very well at all.
“I’ve not slept, I’m exhausted. It’s been awful.
“I can’t give up on him, I just can’t.”
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Lancashire Constabulary said it had made “an offer of support to the Guardia Civil to see if they need any additional resources”, which was rejected by Spanish authorities.
Questioned on whether Spanish police should have accepted help from the UK force, Ms Duncan said: “I believe they said they’ve got enough resources and they don’t need the help from English police.
“I don’t know if they find it an insult – I really don’t know. I really don’t know.
“They say they’ve got enough resources to get on with the investigation… I don’t know, I don’t know.”
A GoFundMe page for Mr Slater’s family has raised more than £29,000 and will go towards family and friends staying in Tenerife while the hunt continues.