Jay Slater: Human remains found by rescue teams searching for missing teenager, police say

After 4 weeks, the seek for lacking British teenager Jay Slater seems to have come to an finish in northern Tenerife.

Human stays have been discovered within the space the place the 19-year-old vanished on the morning of 17 June, Spanish police mentioned on Monday.

The Civil Guard mentioned the proof strongly advised the stays have been these of the Lancashire teenager, together with his garments and possessions discovered close by.

Authorities mentioned DNA exams will likely be carried out to ascertain the particular person’s identification, together with an post-mortem to uncover the reason for their demise.

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A Spanish police spokesperson mentioned: “All indications are that it may very well be the younger British man who had been lacking for 29 days.

“He might have died because of an unintentional fall on the steep and inaccessible space the place he has been discovered. We’re awaiting the outcomes of the post-mortem to verify that it’s about an accident.”

Upon discovering the physique, the Spanish authorities mentioned that regardless of formally calling off the search after 13 days, that they had continued an “incessant and discreet” search through which the “pure house was preserved in order that it could not be crammed with curious onlookers”.

Whereas Mr Slater’s household has not but commented on the invention, a charity supporting them mentioned they have been “supporting the household at this distressing time”.

The assertion, launched on Monday afternoon, learn: “LBT International is saddened to announce {that a} physique present in Tenerife does look to be that of Jay Slater. It’s understood the physique was discovered near the location of his cell phone’s final location.

“Though formal identification is but to be carried out, the physique was discovered with Mr Slater’s possessions and garments. A put up mortem and forensic enquiries will observe.”

Mr Slater, was final heard from on Monday 17 June, as he informed a good friend he deliberate to stroll again to his lodging after lacking a bus, a journey anticipated to take round 11 hours on foot.

He had travelled to the vacationer hotspot with associates to attend the music pageant NRG in what was his first vacation with out his household.

On Sunday, his good friend Lucy Legislation informed Manchester Night Information that she had left the pageant early, with Mr Slater staying on and going to a nightclub in Playa de las Americas.

He later travelled to an Airbnb within the distant Masca valley with two males, one among them identified to be Briton Ayub Qassim, however left their lodging at round 8am to journey residence.

The apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was final seen by a restaurant proprietor, who mentioned {the teenager} had requested her about bus instances earlier than deciding to not wait two hours for a service.

She then noticed him stroll out of the village, and his telephone was final detected within the Rural de Teno nationwide park.

A frantic search was launched for Mr Slater after he disappeared, with police, mountain rescue groups and volunteers scouring the mountainous terrain for 2 weeks.

Regardless of the official search being known as off, his heartbroken household vowed to maintain looking for him and criticised native police and residents for not doing extra to assist their son.

On the time, his mom Debbie Duncan mentioned: “As we strategy 4 weeks of our lovely Jay’s disappearance, we can’t put into phrases the heartache we’re struggling as a household.

“Jay is a typical younger man who loves life with a vibrant future forward of him. This month will mark the tip of his three 12 months apprenticeship with the world at his toes. He’s liked by everybody and has an in depth bond together with his household and plenty of many associates.

“We might additionally prefer to say that we’re conscious of the terrible feedback and conspiracy theories which can be filling social media. These theories are hindering the folks making an attempt to assist us of their investigations right here in Tenerife and are vile to see as a household.”