The body of a man believed to be missing teenager Jay Slater has been found in Tenerife.
A spokesman for the Civil Guard said on Monday: “After 29 constant days of searching the lifeless body of the young man has been found in the Masca area.
“The discovery has been possible thanks to the tireless and discreet search carried out by the Civil Guard over these 29 days.
“Everything is pointing to the body being that of the young British man who disappeared on June 17, pending full identification.
“Initial inquiries are pointing to him having suffered an accident/fall in the area where he was found.”
Possessions and clothes belonging to Mr Slater were found alongside the body discovered by Spanish authorities, missing persons organisation LBT Global told Sky News.
It is understood the body was also found close to the site of the last location of the 19-year-old’s mobile phone.
“LBT Global are supporting the family at this distressing time and ask for everyone to afford them space and privacy to come to terms with the news,” a spokesperson told Sky News.
Mr Slater, an apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, disappeared after leaving an Airbnb and attempting to walk back to his own accommodation on the Spanish holiday island on June 17.
He had attended the NRG music festival with two friends before his disappearance, and his last known location was the Rural de Teno Park in the north of the Canary Island – which was about an 11-hour walk from his accommodation.
He had travelled to an Airbnb in Masca and two men said to have rented the property were later ruled “not relevant” to the case, according to reports.
At 8.30am on June 17 he called his friend Lucy Law, telling her he had missed a bus, his phone battery was on 1 per cent, and he had cut his leg on a cactus.
The search in the village of Masca, near Mr Slater’s last-known location, took place in a steep rocky area, including ravines, trails and paths.
Tenerife’s Guardia Civil called off the search for the apprentice bricklayer at the end of June after helicopters, drones and search dogs were deployed to find him. But his family have continued to search for him on Tenerife since then.
In a statement on Sunday (July 14), his mother Debbie Duncan said the family were “desperate to find our beautiful boy”.
“As we approach four weeks of our beautiful Jay’s disappearance, we cannot put into words the heartache we are suffering as a family,” she said, in the statement released through overseas missing persons charity LBT Global.
“Jay is a typical young man who loves life, with a bright future ahead of him. This month will mark the end of his three-year apprenticeship with the world at his feet.
“He is loved by everyone and has a close bond with his family and many, many friends.“He is a loving son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and friend to so many.”
More than £50,000 was raised by well-wishers to assist in the search for the missing 19-year-old. His mother said on Monday, shortly before the human remains were found, that the family had decided to use the funds to hire a specialist search team to help find Mr Slater.
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