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TENERIFE police have moved today their search for Jay Slater to the other side of the island.
Jay Slater, 19, from Lancashire, was on the island for a festival when he went missing after making a desperate phone call to his pals saying he was in the "middle of nowhere".
At midday today police ordered the search to be moved to tourist resorts Los Cristianos and Playa de Las Americas near to where the teenager was staying.
This comes as the teen's pal Lucy branded his disappearance "suspicious."
The worried friend said: “There’s something weird going on. It is suspicious. In two days you’re telling me someone’s not seen him.
“There’s a restaurant 10 minutes away that he would have seen or walked past. It’s suspicious and it’s weird."
Do you have information about missing Jay? Get in touch on 07741005808.
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Jay Slater was all smiles in a chilling Snapchat clip sent the night before he shockingly vanished in Tenerife.
The 19-year-old from Lancashire was on the holiday island for a three-day music festival and had stayed the night with people he had just met before disappearing on his way home on Monday.
The new Snapchat clip now shows what Jay was wearing the night before he disappeared.
The footage was taken on Sunday night (June 16) by relative Isabelle Price near the Arona area of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Jay was seen sporting a grey sports t-shirt with a light green strip on the shoulders and a black crossbody bag.
Cops have said they are keeping an "open mind" about Jay’s disappearance on the third day of the mammoth search.
Jay, an apprentice bricklayer from Lancashire, had flown out to Tenerife with friends Lucy and Brad for the 2024 New Rave Generation (NRG) festival which ended on Sunday.
He left a rave on Sunday night with two other men he had just met to go to their apartment, Manchester Evening News reports.
Jay's last known location was the Teno Rural Park in the northwest of the island - a popular hiking spot for tourists.
His last Snapchat post, sent on Sunday night before he disappeared, showed the teen smiling with friends.
It was filmed at around 8.30pm in the Arona area of Santa de Cruz on the south of the island, where the festival was held.
A desperate search was quickly launched for Jay Slater with mountain rescue, firefighters, drones, sniffer dogs and police helicopters.
Worried friend Lucy has now said: “There’s something weird going on. It is suspicious. In two days you’re telling me someone’s not seen him.
“There’s a restaurant 10 minutes away that he would have seen or walked past. It’s suspicious and it’s weird."
Debbie's partner Andy Watson, told Lancashire Live how police urged the family to get out to the island as soon as possible.
He said: "It was about 2.30am in the early hours.
"The police said 'the best thing you can do is get yourself out there', we knew it was bad.
"This was his first holiday on his own. I'm just hoping he's gone to another party."
A stricken Debbie was flying out from Manchester Airport by 7am that morning.
Andy, 63, added "every mum who has a child out there has gone to help".
Jay Slater was wearing the following clothes when he went missing:
grey sports t-shirt A light green strip on the shoulders black crossbody bagVile trolls have been calling Jay Slater’s mum Debbie claiming to have kidnapped her son.
She told how Brits with “northern accents” have been calling her with hidden numbers, claiming they had her son captive and were keeping him because he owed them money.
She said: “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.
“But it’s not putting me off… I want to keep this in the news because it’s going to increase the chances of Jay being found safe and well which is obviously what we’re praying for.”
Jay Slater’s mum has flown to Tenerife to aid in the hunt for her son.
Debbie said from Tenerife that Jay was likely “disorientated” and didn’t realise it was an 8-hour walk back to his apartment in the south of the island.
Speaking from the south of the island where her son had been staying, she said: “I just think it was a question of him not knowing the island well enough.”
Tenerife cops are continuing their search for missing British teen Jay Slater.
Do you have information about missing Jay? Get in touch on 07741005808.
Jay Slater’s last known-location was Teno Rural Park in the north-west of Tenerife – a popular hiking spot for tourists.
Now a desperate police search is underway, with cops and mountain rescue scouring the rugged landscape with drones and police helicopters.
Do you have information about missing Jay? Get in touch on 07741005808.
A Civil Guard spokeswoman in Tenerife said: "A specialist Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group called the Greim has been mobilised.
"A police helicopter is also out and focusing on the area around the village of Masca.
"Other emergency services including firefighters have also been mobilised.
"Everything possible is being done to try to find the missing man."
Jay Slater was all smiles in a chilling Snapchat clip sent the night before he shockingly vanished in Tenerife.
The 19-year-old from Lancashire was on the holiday island for a three-day music festival and had stayed the night with people he had just met before disappearing on his way home on Monday.
The new Snapchat clip now shows what Jay was wearing the night before he disappeared.
The footage was taken on Sunday night (June 16) by relative Isabelle Price near the Arona area of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Jay was seen sporting a grey sports t-shirt with a light green strip on the shoulders and a black crossbody bag.
Jay Slater, 19, from Lancashire, was on the holiday island for a three-day music festival and had stayed the night with people he had just met before disappearing on his way home on Monday.
He vanished after making a desperate phone call at 8am on Monday morning to his long-time pal Lucy – saying he was in the “middle of nowhere”.
The frantic teen said he was lost, needed water and only had 1 per cent battery left on his mobile phone.
The people Jay met on Sunday night were staying in an apartment "in the middle of nowhere", his close friend Lucy told the Manchester Evening News.
Jay told Lucy he "didn't know where he was" and he needed a drink of water before the call cut off.
Local police and the British Embassy have been been told about Jay's disappearance with mountain rescue teams and a helicopter patrolling the park since Monday.
Lucy said: "He's gone on a night out, he's gone to a friend's house, someone that he has met on holiday.
"One of the people he has met has hired a car out of here, so he's driven them back to his apartment and Jay has gone there not realising how far away it is.
"He's ended up out in the middle of nowhere. Jay was obviously thinking he would be able to get home from there."
Jay Slater was wearing the following clothes when he went missing:
grey sports t-shirt A light green strip on the shoulders black crossbody bagDebbie also said she has been bombarded with prank calls from trolls claiming to have kidnapped her son.
She told how Brits with "northern accents" have been calling her with hidden numbers, claiming they had her son captive and were keeping him because he owed them money.
She said: "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.
“But it’s not putting me off... I want to keep this in the news because it’s going to increase the chances of Jay being found safe and well which is obviously what we’re praying for."
Jay's mum flew out to Tenerife with Jay's older brother on Tuesday to help with the frantic search.
Her partner Andy Watson, 63, said "Jay was no mug" but could have taken a wrong turn on an 8-hour walk back to his hotel.
He said Jay could have got even more lost during the 8-hour hike after losing his bearings.
Speaking outside their home in Oswaldtwistle, Andy told The Sun: "It's really worrying. It feels like a blur at the moment.
"Jay is very streetwise and he's no mug but if it's it was dark and he had no touch on his phone he could have gone the wrong way and become more lost than he was."
Andy said Jay had disappeared after going to a rave with his pal Lucy.
Now a desperate police search is underway, with cops and mountain rescue scouring the rugged landscape with drones and police helicopters.
Temperatures of up to 26 degrees celsius were recorded around the time Jay went missing.
A Civil Guard spokeswoman in Tenerife said: "A specialist Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group called the Greim has been mobilised.
"A police helicopter is also out and focusing on the area around the village of Masca.
"Other emergency services including firefighters have also been mobilised.
"Everything possible is being done to try to find the missing man."
His last known location was Teno Rural Park in the northwest of Tenerife - a popular hiking spot for tourists.
The new Snapchat clip now shows what Jay was wearing the night before he disappeared.
The footage was taken on Sunday night (June 16) by relative Isabelle Price near the Arona area of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Jay was seen sporting a grey sports t-shirt with a light green strip on the shoulders and a black crossbody bag.
Jay Slater vanished after making a desperate phone call at 8 am on Monday morning to his long-time pal Lucy - saying he was in the "middle of nowhere".
The frantic teen said he was lost, needed water and only had 1 per cent battery left on his mobile phone.
Jay told Lucy he "didn't know where he was" and that he needed a drink of water before the call cut off.
Police are continuing their search for missing British teen Jay Slater.
Jay Slater, 19, from Lancashire, was on the holiday island for a three-day music festival and had stayed the night with people he had just met before disappearing on his way home on Monday.
He vanished after making a desperate phone call at 8am on Monday morning to his long-time pal Lucy – saying he was in the “middle of nowhere”.
Jay Slater's stepdad has said the missing teen is "no mug" as police continue their search.
Andy Watson, 63, said the family were worried Jay could have taken the wrong turn as he treked from where he had stayed with two English lads back to his accommodation.
Speaking outside their home in Oswaldtwistle, Andy told The Sun: "It's really worrying. It feels like a blur at the moment.
"Jay is very street wise and he's no mug but if it was dark and he had no touch on his phone he could have gone the wrong way and become more lost than he was."
Speaking from the south of Tenerife where her son had been staying Jay Slater's mum, Debbie, said she is "beside" herself but not giving up hope.
She said: "I’m obviously beside myself with worry which is why I’ve flown out here with my eldest son to do anything we can to help.
"We’re just praying the police or someone finds Jay. I know there’s a mountain rescue team out and a helicopter.
"Nothing’s ever going to be enough when your youngest son’s gone missing, but it sounds as though the police here are taking this very seriously and doing the best job they can.
"I just think it was a question of him not knowing the island well enough.
"It was his first time here and being a bit disorientated when it came to distances and not realising it was a 10-hour walk from where he went missing to his holiday accommodation."
