The household and pals of a British teenager who went lacking after getting misplaced in a Tenerife nationwide park yesterday mentioned they ‘have by no means been so frightened’.
Jay Slater, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, travelled to the Canary Islands for this previous weekend’s ‘New Rave Era’ (NRG) music pageant with pal Lucy and one other pal final week.
However the 19-year-old was reported lacking yesterday after he determined to stick with folks he had met whereas out on Sunday night.
Jay was final heard from early Monday morning when he referred to as Lucy to say he was making an attempt to stroll again from the residence, having been unable to catch a bus.
Lucy recounted how a confused Jay advised her that his cellphone battery was on 1 per cent, that he wanted a drink of water and ‘did not know the place he was’.
His cellphone then died round 8:50am, together with his final identified location registered within the ‘Rural de Teno’ park – a mountainous space that’s standard with hikers however very uncovered and much away from closely populated centres.
Lucy is now main a frantic search effort, with Jay’s mom Debbie and brother Zak flying out to hitch her.
Police in the meantime mentioned they had been doing ‘all the things they may’ to assist discover Jay.
Jay Slater, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, travelled to the Canary Islands for a musical pageant with pal Lucy and one other pal final week
Jay’s cellphone ran out of battery yesterday together with his final identified location registered within the ‘Rural de Teno’ park
The Teno nationwide park is sparsely populated with small villages however little in the best way of correct cities
Lucy and Jay’s household are actually scared for his life and have launched a determined rescue effort.
The final identified location registered by his cellphone appeared to put {the teenager} near the PR-TF51 mountain climbing path, a number of hundred ft above the small village of Masca in southern Tenerife.
However there have been no reported sightings of the teenager from hikers.
Talking to the Manchester Night Information about Jay’s disappearance, a scared Lucy mentioned: ‘He is gone on an evening out, he is gone to a pal’s home, somebody that he has met on vacation.
‘One of many folks he has met has employed a automobile out of right here, so he is pushed them again to his residence and Jay has gone there not realising how distant it’s.
‘He is ended up out in the course of nowhere. Jay was clearly pondering he would be capable to get residence from there.
‘However then within the morning he is set off strolling, utilizing his Maps on his cellphone and ended up in the course of mountains with nothing round.
‘He rang me at about 8 o’clock within the morning saying his cellphone was on 1 per cent, he mentioned ”I do not know the place I’m, I want a drink and my cellphone is about to die”.’
Temperatures in South Tenerife peaked at 26 levels C yesterday.
Lucy mentioned she is frantically looking for her pal on the island, having made a number of reviews to native police in Tenerife and made contact with the British Embassy.
A Civil Guard spokeswoman in Tenerife at present mentioned the power was working arduous to search out Jay.
‘A specialist Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group referred to as the Greim have been mobilised,’ she mentioned.
‘A police helicopter can also be out and specializing in the world across the village of Masca.
‘Different emergency providers together with firefighters have additionally been mobilised. Every part attainable is being achieved to attempt to discover the lacking man.’
Jay’s cellphone died yesterday morning together with his final identified location registered within the ‘Rural de Teno’ park, an space that’s standard with hikers however very uncovered and much away from closely populated areas
Panorama with coastal village at Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Police reportedly dispatched a mountain rescue staff to the world yesterday, however they’re but to have discovered any hint of the lacking teen.
Lucy added that she has spoken to the folks with whom Jay was staying on Sunday night time.
She mentioned the claimed the teenager had left their residence at round 8am Monday morning to ‘catch a bus’, however gave no additional data.
‘I’ve by no means been so frightened in my life. I used to be there all yesterday, a beautiful girl messaged me on Fb and mentioned she had employed a automobile and would drive me up there’, Lucy added.
‘We had been there all of yesterday, we had been driving round wanting round in all places, wanting in all of the nooks and crannies.’
Jay was final seen sporting a white t-shirt with shorts and trainers. He was additionally believed to be carrying a black bag.
A FCDO spokesperson advised MailOnline: ‘We’re supporting the household of a British man who has been reported lacking in Spain and are in touch with the native authorities.’
