Jay Slater missing – latest: Locals report teen ‘watching Euro 2024 matches’ in Tenerife after last contact

Spanish police have spoken to several people who said they may have seen Jay Slater watching Euro 2024 matches after his last contact with friends, a local mayor has said.

Emilio Jose Navarro, mayor of the town of Santiago del Teide, said officers have interviewed a number of people who believe they saw the 19-year-old.

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

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

Mr Slater’s family also gave a statement through a spokesperson on Wednesday afternoon, telling reporters in Tenerife they are “utterly broken” but “very united”.

Key Points

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

• Teenager ‘spotted watching Euro 2024 matches’ on the Tenerife coast

• Jay Slater's father feels ‘left in the dark’ by police

• Specialist sniffer dogs join search in Tenerife

• Teen’s parents in ‘living hell’ after son’s disappearance

Latest pictures of search operation in Tenerife

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?

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?

‘Jay’s parents will be fearing the worst’, says man whose son disappeared in Ibiza

18:08 , Tom Barnes

The father of a young yachtsman who went missing in Ibizia more than four years ago says Jay Slater’s parents “will start fearing the worst” in their desperate search for their son.

Mark Garland rushed to get a flight to the Spanish island with his two daughters and other son after he received a call to say his son, Ben, had disappeared while filming waves near Portinatx.

The family, joined by several of Ben’s friends, spent two weeks with police during a major search operation that centred on the rocky coastal point the 24-year-old had left his motorbike on 21 January, 2020.

However, hopes of finding him alive faded on the discovery of his watch on the coastline, then his jacket in the water. Mr Garland believes his son was swept out to sea.

Read more from The Independent’s Alex Ross here:

‘Jay’s parents will be fearing the worst’, says father whose son disappeared in Ibiza

Watch: Private detective says family live in hope Jay Slater will be found alive

17:35 , Tom Barnes

Private investigator Mark Williams-Thomas has been speaking to reporters in Tenerife today.

He aid the 19-year-old’s family members have been putting up pictures and posters around the island are responding to as many enquiries as they can.

He added: “They still live with the hope that Jay will return and that he is not safe but still alive.”

Renewed appeal for information

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'

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.”

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

16:06 , Sian Elvin

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.”

‘The picture being painted of him is just not true’ Building firm stands by missing Jay Slater

15:26 , Barney Davis

PH Build Group, the company that employs 19-year-old Slater as an apprentice bricklayer, revealed it had to remove a Facebook post about the missing teenager due to “negative comments and conspiracy theories”.

“Jay has been with us since he left school and is liked by all. He’s a valued member of our team and we stand by him.”

“The picture being painted of him is just not true. The fact is he’s a 19 year old lad missing in a foreign country. He needs to be back home where he belongs. Come on Jay we are all praying for you.”

‘I know how Slater family feel’ Father speaks of hurt as son vanished on Ibiza

15:19 , Barney Davis

Mark Garland’s son Ben had been out for a ride on his Harley Davidson motorbike to film waves near Portinatx on the north of the island before he disappeared on 21 January 2020.

His jacket was found in the water three days later, and Mr Garland believes his son was swept out to sea.

He told Sky News: “It’s the not knowing, it’s a never-ending nightmare, it’s torture, absolute torture. It’s something I wouldn’t wish on anybody.

“Jay’s parents will be feeling empty, they’re going to be tired. They will be confused, they will just be wanting answers.

“It’s such a traumatic experience.”

Asked if he had any advice for Mr Slater’s parents, he said: “I would tell them never give up and to get some sleep, that’s the main thing. I didn’t sleep properly, I was absolutely worn out every single day, physically and emotionally.

“I hope and pray Jay is found safe and well.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?'

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

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

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

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

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

Former detective Mark Williams-Thomas spent day with Jay Slater’s family and friends as he joins search in Tenerife

07:50 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Former detective Mark Williams-Thomas said he spent Tuesday talking to Jay Slater’s family and friends in Tenerife and tracking down “crucial witnesses”.

The TV investigator, who joined the search for Nicola Bulley last year, said he still has a number of people to speak to over the next few says and will be making appeals for information.

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

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.

Read more here:

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

Search for Jay Slater enters tenth day

07:01 , Tom Barnes

Rescue teams will begin day ten of their search for missing British teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife on Wednesday.

The 19-year-old disappeared after attending the New Rave Generation music festival last Sunday evening in Papagayo Beach Club on the south of the island.

After making new acquaintances during the early hours of the morning, he travelled with two British men to a remote AirBnb, an 11-hour hike from his accommodation.

At around 8.15am last Monday, he contacted his friend Lucy Law and told her that he was lost, had injured his leg, was dehydrated and that his phone only had one per cent battery.

At 8.50am, his phone was last located near the Mirador La Cruz de Hilda cafe, a steep climb in the wrong direction from where an eyewitness had told him to head.

Jay Slater search teams fly in specialist sniffer dogs in hunt for missing teenager on Tenerife

06:45 , Maroosha Muzaffar

With the search for missing teenager Jay Slater now in its fifth day, family and friends have spoken of their desperation and frustration with Spanish police as the case fails to make progress.

The 19-year-old was last heard from on Monday morning, when he phoned his friend Lucy Law at 8.15am to say that he was lost, dehydrated and had 1 per cent phone battery.

After attending the New Generation Rave music festival on Sunday evening, he travelled to a remote Airbnb with two men he had met at the event.

Read more here:

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

Video: Exploring the isolated Tenerife landscape of Jay Slater's last known location

06:28 , Tom Barnes

Former police chief constable who led search for Raoul Moat hits out at Jay Slater armchair detectives

06:05 , Maroosha Muzaffar

A former police chief constable has hit out at armchair detectives following a social media frenzy surrounding missing British teenager Jay Slater.

As the search for the 19-year-old, who disappeared after attending a music festival in Tenerife over a week ago continues, a former police boss has urged the public to stop “hampering” the investigation.

Sue Sim, the former chief constable of Northumbria Police who led the high-profile search for Raoul Moat, told Sky News on Monday (24 June): “Having led massive inquiries of this type, please do not spend time putting things on social media.

“The worst thing that people can do sitting at home in their armchairs is to speculate what might have happened.”

Former police chief constable hits out at Jay Slater armchair detectives

Jay Slater machete gang attack victim hits out at internet trolls

05:47 , Tom Barnes

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.

But Mr Hilton has now taken to Facebook to stand up for Mr Slater.

In a now-deleted post, he said: “Whoever is writing on these TikToks, give it a rest. This young lad’s missing and his family’s heartbroken.

“Put yourself in their shoes. Stop talking nonsense on social and get this lad found, mentioning my name all this and that. Have some respect and help find this boy and get him back to his family.”

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

Retracing Jay Slater’s last steps – emergency workers desperately search for missing teen

05:23 , Maroosha Muzaffar

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.

The 19-year-old’s last known location is believed to be a remote area near the Mirador La Cruz de Hilda cafe, an 11-hour walk from his accommodation in the south of Tenerife.

Read more by Holly Evans here:

Retracing Jay Slater’s last steps – emergency workers search for missing teen

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

05:15 , Maroosha Muzaffar

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.

Read more here:

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

ICYMI: Specialist search dogs flown in from Madrid to help hunt for Jay Slater

04:38 , Tom Barnes

In case you missed the latest from The Independent’s reporter in Tenerife, Holly Evans, specialist police dogs have been flown into Tenerife to help with the search for British teenager Jay Slater.

A statement from the Tenerife police on Tuesday said that several Canine Guides of the Civil Guard were dispatched from Madrid with dogs “specialised in the search for people on large areas of land”.

Read more here:

Specialist sniffer dogs flown in for Jay Slater search on Tenerife

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

04:00 , Maroosha Muzaffar

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

Teams searching for Jay Slater rescue ‘disorientated’ Scottish hiker

03:06 , Tom Barnes

Search teams looking for missing Jay Slater have rescued a Scottish hiker lost in the mountainous area of Tenerife where the teenager went missing.

Police said the 51-year-old had got into difficulty in the same region of the island where Mr Slater disappeared last Monday, according to Sky News.

The hiker was reported missing in Buenavista del Norte after he did not return from a walk on Friday, the outlet quoted police as saying.

Officers said the “disorientated” man was found trapped in a ravine and would not have been able to get back to safety "by his own means".

Everything we know about Jay Slater’s disappearance

01:23 , Tom Barnes

Worried relatives and friends are still searching for a sighting of Jay Slater after he vanished on 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.

As the search continues, here’s everything we know about his disappearance:

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

Former police chief constable hits out at Jay Slater armchair detectives

Wednesday 26 June 2024 00:46 , Tom Barnes

A former police chief constable has hit out at armchair detectives following a social media frenzy surrounding missing British teenager Jay Slater.

As the search for the 19-year-old, who disappeared after attending a music festival in Tenerife over a week ago continues, a former polce boss has urged the public to stop “hampering” the investigation.

Sue Sim, the former chief constable of Northumbria Police who led the high-profile search for Raoul Moat, told Sky News on Monday: “Having led massive inquiries of this type, please do not spend time putting things on social media.

“The worst thing that people can do sitting at home in their armchairs is to speculate what might have happened.”

Timeline: The search for missing Jay Slater in Tenerife

Tuesday 25 June 2024 23:46 , Tom Barnes

The search for Jay Slater in Tenerife is continuing over a week after he was last heard from on the Spanish island.

The apprentice bricklayer, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, disappeared following an attempt to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus in the north of island.

Here are the key updates so far from the search for the 19-year-old:

Timeline: The search for missing teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife

Police examining possible CCTV sighting, mayor says

Tuesday 25 June 2024 22:47 , Tom Barnes

Spanish police are examining CCTV footage from a Tenerife town near where Jay Slater disappeared, its mayor said on Tuesday.

Warren Slater, the teenager’s father, on Monday shared a blurry still picture from a security camera in the town of Santiago del Teide of a person that could be his son in the hope it would help with the search, British media reported.

“We know the police are investigating (the CCTV images). They have asked for the town hall’s security cameras and they are also working with the company that handles those cameras,” the town’s mayor Emilio Jose Navarro said.

The grainy CCTV image shows a person walking through the town, but it is impossible to make out a face.

Crucially, it was taken at around 6pm last Monday, around 10 hours after the last known ping from Jay’s phone, which came from the Rural de Teno park around three-and-a-half miles away.

Jay Slater’s mum ‘has barely slept’ as search for missing teen continues.

Tuesday 25 June 2024 22:05 , Tom Barnes

The mother of Jay Slater says she has barely slept in the time since her son disappeared on Tenerife more than a week ago.

Debbie Duncan flew out to the Spanish island

Speaking to the MailOnline on Tuesday, she said: “It’s been a week now and it’s been awful. I’ve barely slept and I’m at my wits’ end.

“The Spanish police are doing a good job and we are getting updated from the consulate so we just put our faith in them.”

Latest pictures of search operation

Tuesday 25 June 2024 19:05 , Tom Barnes

More images have emerged of search efforts around the village of Masca as Spanish authorities continue to look for missing Jay Slater.

Guardia Civil officers were seen using dogs to search in the Masca ravine on Tuesday.

Reported sightings of teenager ‘watching Euro 2024 matches’ on the Tenerife coast

Tuesday 25 June 2024 16:06 , Tom Barnes

Spanish police have spoken to several people who said they may have seen Jay Slater watching Euro 2024 matches after his last contact with friends, a local mayor has said.

Emilio Jose Navarro is mayor of the town of Santiago del Teide, around three-and-a-half miles from the mountainous Rural de Teno park - the apprentice bricklacker’s last known location.

Mr Navarro said on Tuesday police had interviewed a number of people who believe they saw the 19-year-old.

Police are examining grainy CCTV footage from Santiago de Teide, captured around 10 hours after Jay’s phone last pinged, to determine whether it is a possible sighting of the apprentice bricklayer.

“We know the police are investigating (the CCTV images). They have asked for the town hall’s security cameras and they are also working with the company that handles those cameras,” Mr Navarro said.

The image shared by the family to media outlets shows a person walking through town, but it is impossible to make out a face.

Mr Navarro said police had interviewed several people who may have seen him, including some who said they thought they had spotted him on the coast watching Euro 2024 matches.

British national Tom Beckett, who is familiar with the area where Jay last used his phone and was in Santiago del Teide on Tuesday, said be believed the teenager may not have reached the town.

"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,"

Spanish police examining CCTV from local town, mayor says

Tuesday 25 June 2024 15:59 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Spanish police are examining CCTV footage from a local town on the island of Tenerife near where British teenager Jay Slater disappeared, its mayor said on Tuesday.

Warren Slater, the teenager’s father, on Monday shared a blurry still picture from a security camera in the town of Santiago del Teide of a person that could be his son in the hope it would help with the search, British media reported.

“We know the police are investigating (the CCTV images). They have asked for the town hall’s security cameras and they are also working with the company that handles those cameras,” mayor Emilio Jose Navarro told Reuters.

The image shared by the family to British media outlets shows a person walking through town, but it is impossible to make out a face.

Specialist sniffer dogs join search for missing teen in Tenerife

Tuesday 25 June 2024 14:51 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Specialist sniffer dogs have been drafted in from the Spanish capital Madrid to help in the hunt for British teenager Jay Slater.

A statement from Tenerife police said that several Canine Guides of the Civil Guard were dispatched from Madrid with dogs “specialised in the search for people on large areas of land”.

It comes as the search for the 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire enters its second week.

Police search ‘still in full force'

Tuesday 25 June 2024 14:08 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Tucked into the mountainside, an elderly Spanish couple showed the view from their back terrace which overlooks a dramatic ravine, Holly Evans reports live from the scene in Masca, Tenerife.

Four police officers can be seen trawling through the shrubbery with a sniffer dog, the only signs of the search ongoing in this area.

When asked if they thought the police search was dwindling, the couple said they believed it was still in full force, and that a helicopter and sniffer dogs had been spotted searching the area.

The house, which is located just north of Masca and deep in the mountains off a rural path, is their holiday home and they arrived four days to see the police search taking place.

‘Narrow and dramatic drops’ surround main road

Tuesday 25 June 2024 12:53 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Holly Evans reports live from the scene in Masca, Tenerife:

The area is a difficult terrain to navigate, small paths wind off the main road into the mountains but they are narrow and dramatic drops open up unexpectedly on either side, she writes.

Once leaving the main road, the bushes are coarse and there are brambles and cacti everywhere, which is hampering the efforts of search teams and rescue workers.

Search for Jay Slater expands to more remote areas

Tuesday 25 June 2024 11:54 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Reporting live from the scene in Masca, Tenerife, Holly Evans said that according to those who have been at the scene on previous days, the search has progressed to the more remote areas away from the main road.

Couple interested in ‘dark tourism' travels to scene in Tenerife

Tuesday 25 June 2024 11:25 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Holly Evans reports live from Tenerife:

Over the last two days, Jay Slater’s father has travelled to Santiago del Tiede and has been seen putting posters around the small town, before also visiting the search site near Masca.

As well as rescue workers, friends and journalists, the search has also attracted internet sleuths and conspiracy theorists.

Speaking from Santiago del Tiede, one couple, who described their interest in ‘dark tourism’, said they had travelled to the scene for the last 3 days to observe the search given the unusual background to Mr Slater’s disappearance.

‘Hikers go missing every summer’: Tenerife locals speak to The Independent

Tuesday 25 June 2024 11:03 , Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Our reporter Holly Evans is in Tenerife speaking to locals and tourists about the search for Jay Slater, as the teenager remains missing over a week after his disappearance.

Speaking from a cafe located next to the main square, one local woman Anita told The Independent: “We often have hikers go missing, every summer it is the same.

“Police come for a week and search and then they go - sometimes it can take months for a body to be found as the mountains are too difficult to search.

“People have said there was a sighting of him here, but no one knows anything - his family come here but there’s nothing to show he is here, as far as I know no shop or cafe has seen him.”