The vanished of Tenerife: Other people who disappeared on the island where Jay Slater went missing

Vacationers on the lookout for an easygoing, enjoyable vacation within the solar have headed to the island of Tenerife for many years.

From the occasion vibes of the neon-lit strip of Playa De Las Americas to the religious hikes throughout cacti-infested ravines within the warmth, there’s something for everybody.

However with its rocky cliff faces and harsh terrain, the island additionally has a harmful facet with utterly inaccessible areas.

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As police proceed to desperately search for clues within the seek for teenager Jay Slater who went lacking greater than per week in the past, these are the faces of different individuals, lots of them British, who vanished – some seemingly with out hint – in Tenerife.

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Billy Bennett

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Billy Bennett vanished from his vacation in Tenerife on the finish of 1985. The 18-year-old was final seen on 1 December of that yr.

{The teenager} from Holborn, London, had deliberate to go to Tenerife with a pal however he dropped out on the final minute and Mr Bennett went forward alone.

He’s identified to have stayed on the Las Americas resort, and was frequently noticed on the Sergeant Peppers nightclub.

Mr Bennett’s pal flew out later together with his girlfriend, insisting he solely met up with Billy a handful of instances. On one event he claimed Mr Bennett appeared fairly the “worse for put on” saying that he had misplaced all his cash and had nowhere to remain.

Regardless of intensive inquiries, Mr Bennett’s whereabouts stay unknown.

Ricky D’Cotta

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Londoner Ricky D’Cotta went to Tenerife in March 1987 for the eighties membership scene and by no means returned.

The 23-year-old discovered work in Sgt Peppers Disco Pub within the Playa De Las Americas resort.

Mr D’Cotta final contacted his household in October 1987, when he rang to say he could be coming house quickly. His household has heard nothing from him since then.

Shortly after he disappeared Mr D’Cotta’s passport and a bag had been handed to the police.

A 2001 Channel 4 documentary In search of Ricky revealed that 5 unidentified our bodies had been discovered, certainly one of which may have been Mr D’Cotta. However DNA assessments utilizing samples from his household show inconclusive, with Mr D’Cotta’s greatest pal alleging he was murdered after a deliberate theft of an area medication baron went improper.

The documentary explores potential sightings together with one the place he was allegedly wandering the island hotspots claiming to be Jesus, one other reported sighting that he was sporting an costly white swimsuit, and one other in a south London garments store.

Regardless of searches and appeals, his mom and sister had been mentioned to “stay in a limbo between grief and hope”. Mr D’Cotta has not been discovered.

Kevin Ainley

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Mr Ainley, from Lancashire, has been lacking for precisely 20 years this month.

He was 24 when he went lacking in June 2004 in Tenerife, having moved to the vacationer space Playa de las Americas in March of that yr. He labored as a promoter on the Sportsman bar in a preferred space generally known as “the patch”.

Mr Ainley had been out to bars and golf equipment with a pal, earlier than having a meal at Merlins Chinese language buffet restaurant.

The final confirmed sighting of Kevin was strolling in direction of the Sportsman bar after consuming – the identical evening France beat England 2-1 with an injury-time penalty within the UEFA European Championships.

When Mr Ainley failed to show up for work, his mates raised the alarm with police and his household within the UK. His private belongings and passport had been later present in his residence.

In a 2016 interview with the BBC, his sister Gemma Brooke mentioned the household was “determined for solutions”.

“It’s no exaggeration to say we’ve got been put by 12 years of hell,” she mentioned on the time. “Any individual should know one thing”.

Described as roughly 5ft 10in in top and of medium construct, with blue eyes and brown brief hair, Mr Ainley was sporting a darkish T shirt and blue Ellesse tracksuit. Distinctive tattoos on his arms embody the identify ‘Kevin’, a little bit satan and a Native American lady.

In 2005, two officers from Lancashire travelled to Tenerife to assist native police search however had been unable to find any substantial leads.

They appealed to anybody who could have witnessed a potential altercation between Mr Ainley and door employees on the Café Del Moar within the early hours of the morning he vanished.

Peter Wilson

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Father-of-two Peter Wilson, 34, took one improper activate his method house from an evening out in Tenerife – then his physique lay undiscovered for nearly two years.

Peter travelled to Tenerife on March 22 2019 from Dublin, checking into the Malibu Park Resort, Costa Adeja, in Santa Cruz.

The following day he went to close by resort Playa de las Americas to observe the Eire v Gibraltar sport. He returned to his resort within the afternoon earlier than getting a taxi again to the vacationer hotspot that night.

Mr Wilson was final seen near the place the taxi dropped him off, earlier than seemingly vanishing. His private belongings had been present in his room.

His distraught household launched a Fb group, typically travelling to the Spanish island in a determined bid to search out him. With fears he had been kidnapped or murdered, his physique was ultimately discovered after it emerged he fell down a steep drop subsequent to a shopping center.

His heartbroken mom Jacky Wilson advised the Irish Sunday Mirror in 2021: “On January 11, my nephews referred to as to inform us that human stays had been found in Tenerife.

“No phrases can describe the utter devastation and heartbreak we felt that day, as we at all times held that little glimmer of hope that he would stroll by the door.

“That hope was dashed however, after the shock, there was an amazing sense of reduction that lastly, after almost two years of looking, we’d get to carry him house.

“Peter’s demise was the results of a tragic accident. No foul play is suspected in order that’s a giant reduction to us. He clearly received disoriented and misplaced his method.”

When you’ve got any info regarding any of the instances above, please contact the Nationwide Lacking Individuals Helpline on +44 (0) 20 8392 4545