Jay Slater missing – latest: Police in Tenerife refuse help of British cops in search for teenager

Spanish police have refused the help of British officers in seaching for missing teenager Jay Slater after he vanished in Tenerife.

Lancashire Police said it had “made an offer of support” to Spain’s Guardia Civil to provide additional resources for the ongoing search.

A spokesperson told The Independent: “While this case falls outside the jurisdiction of UK policing, we have made an offer of support to the Guardia Civil to see if they need any additional resources.

“They have confirmed that at this time they are satisfied that they have the resources they need, but that offer remains open and they will contact us should that position change.”

Missing British teenager Jay Slater asked a cafe owner for bus times just moments before he vanished in a remote part of a Spanish island.

Mr Slater, 19, asked witness Ofelia Medina Hernandez twice what time the bus arrived in Buenavista Del Norte, Tenerife, at around 8am on Monday.

He was last heard from on Monday morning, when he phoned his friend Lucy Law at 8.15am to say that he was lost, dehydrated and had 1 per cent phone battery after attending a music festival.

Ms Hernandez told Sky News: “I saw the boy in the morning, at around 8am. He asked twice what time the bus came. I told him ‘at 10 o’clock’. He came back and asked me again, and I told him again – at 10 o’clock.

After meeting two men, who have been described as British, during the festival, Mr Slater decided to return to their AirBnb while his friends went home.

Little is known about them, and they have since flown back to the UK after being questioned briefly by Spanish police.

In the immediate aftermath of his disappearance, his friend Ms Law tracked them down at their AirBnb after spending time matching images from Mr Slater’s Snapchat to the location.

She told MailOnline: “They seemed startled and surprised that I had found them, and I asked them where Jay was.

“They said he had gone out to try and look for cigarettes and then come back and said he was leaving to try and get a bus back into town.

“They just seemed shocked that I had managed to find them and I know the police have spoken to them but I’ve since found out they have left the country. They need to be spoken to properly.”