July 15th 2024.
According to Spanish police, they have discovered remains that are believed to be those of a British teenager who went missing almost a month ago on the island of Tenerife. While there has not been a formal identification yet, it is likely that the body belongs to Jay Slater, as stated by the police on Monday.
In a statement, the Civil Guard's Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group announced that they found the lifeless body of a young man in the Masca area after an intense 29-day search. They also added, "All indications point towards the possibility of this being the young British man who disappeared on June 17th."
Slater's family was supported by the charity LBT Global, who confirmed that the body was found along with Slater's clothes and belongings, near the location of his last known whereabouts, as tracked by his mobile phone. The 19-year-old was last seen setting out for a walk from Masca, a village in the northwest of the Canary Island, towards Los Cristianos in the south. This journey would have taken approximately 11 hours on foot, through challenging terrain.
On the morning of his disappearance, Slater made a frantic call to his friend, Lucy Law, stating that he was lost in the mountains, unaware of his surroundings, in desperate need of water, and with only 1% battery on his phone. The police reported that the body was found in a very remote area and an autopsy will be conducted to confirm that the death was accidental.
Slater, who was an apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle in north-west England, had attended a music festival the day before he went missing. His family and friends have been anxiously waiting for news of his whereabouts, and this discovery brings a tragic end to their search.
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