22 June 2024 , 13:41
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Investigators have been seen removing rubbish from an area as they look for clues near to where Jay Slater stayed the night before he disappeared in Tenerife.
Police were joined by rescue dogs and firefighters as they continued the search for the 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, who has not been heard from since last Monday.
The hunt to try and locate Jay has centred around the rugged Rural de Teno Park in the north west of the island which is known to be treacherous not just for the rocky terrain but the extreme weather conditions.
Helicopters, rescue dogs and drones have all been used to try and locate Jay who disappeared following an attempt to walk back to his accommodation in the south of Tenerife after missing a bus.
He was last seen in the village of Masca where he had stayed the night in an Airbnb property he had been driven to after attending an NRG music festival. The owner of the property Ofelia Medina Hernandez said she saw Jay walk up the road past her property but did not see him again after that – describing the situation as “worrying”.
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Jay Slater was last heard from on Monday morning (Instagram)Officers have been seen taking away rubbish as they combed an area by a farm near to where Jay was staying. Dogs were used to search the farm buildings on Friday while land was also examined by the Airbnb property were Jay had been,
Close attention was also paid to a river called Barranco Madre del Agua at the bottom of a ravine, where personnel with sticks carefully searched through fallen dead palm trees.
Jonathan Stones who moved to Tenerife when he was aged 13 reportedly said how the Teno Nature Reserve is treacherous and known as ‘bad land’ locally.
He told The Sun: “Where Jay was last located through his mobile phone is where he stands the least chance of survival. The desolate landscapes around the island’s holiday hotspots are referred to as ‘malpais’ by locals — a word that translates into English as ‘bad land’.”
Firefighters near to the village of Masca (PA)He told of rapidly changing temperatures where it can go from being cold to extremely hot by 11am. “With no shade in sight, no water to hand and a deep ravine, the sun becomes an even more fierce adversary,” Jonathan continued. “And the shadowy respite offered by the hilltops is short-lived. The sun moves around the mountain sides quickly and anyone sheltering behind a craggy outcrop is soon flushed from their hide in search of the next one. I hope desperately that it’s a riddle solved in time for Jay to be reunited safely with his family.”
Visitors to the Teno Nature Reserve have also written posts on Trip Advisor about the treacherous conditions. One person, under the title 'dangerous' stated: "The road is very dangerous, the track goes below cliffs and is very narrow, there is a sign saying that you are entering into a danger zone and if you continue it is your own responsibility. I think for this reason there are not many people here. Complete nature … wind, waves, sun, mountains and a small lighthouse, incredible."