Map shows missing teenager's last known movements in remote Tenerife hills

19 June 2024 , 09:07

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Map shows missing teenager's last known movements in remote Tenerife hills

This striking map details the last known whereabouts of a missing British teenager in remote hills in Tenerife.

Jay Slater, 19, was last heard from on Monday morning as he told a friend he planned to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus, a journey expected to take around 11 hours on foot. His family has flown out to the Canary Island to lead a desperate search for the apprentice bricklayer.

The Mirror has used data to create a map revealing Jay's last known movements. His phone showed his last location as the Rural de Teno park - a mountainous area popular with hikers. This is a remote area in the northwest of Tenerife, more than ten miles from the popular resort Guía de Isora.

Jay's friend - who had gone to the island with him to attend the NRG music festival - said the teenager had gone to stay with people he had met on holiday after a night out.

She said she had received a call from Jay, of Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, at around 8.15am on Monday after he missed the bus and was trying to walk back although he had said he was lost, needed a drink of water and had only 1% battery on his phone. His phone then cut off.

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Jay's phone shows his last known movements were in a mountainous national park (Facebook)

Lucy said one of the people Jay had met had driven them back to his apartment in a hire car and the missing teen had not realised how far away it was. She continued: "He's ended up out in the middle of nowhere. Jay was obviously thinking he would be able to get home from there. But then in the morning he's set off walking, using his Maps on his phone and ended up in the middle of mountains with nothing around."

A Facebook group created to deliver updates on the ongoing search states police are stopping motorists as part of the search this morning. Officers are reportedly showing them a photo of Jay and asking if they have any information on his whereabouts.

A Civil Guard spokeswoman in Tenerife told the Daily Mail that "everything possible" was being done to find Jay. A specialist Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group called the Greim have 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," the spokeswoman added.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said: "We are supporting the family of a British man who has been reported missing in Spain and are in contact with the local authorities."

Bradley Jolly