Missing Jay Slater's father issues 'tough' update from Tenerife - with message for cruel trolls - World News

The search for Jay Slater missing in Tenerife is in its 12th day, and Spanish police have been joined by volunteers including Jay’s father Warren and his older brother Zak, who have posted an update since island.

Jay Slater: Police provide update on Tenerife searches

Jay Slater’s father has released a new update on the search in Tenerife for the missing British teenager – and sent a defiant message to the cruel online trolls who have stirred up online hate following his disappearance.

The search for Jay entered its 12th day on Saturday, with a “macro search” being carried out by police on the island in the hope of uncovering new signs indicating his whereabouts. The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was last heard from on a Monday morning two weeks ago when he told a friend he planned to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus, a journey expected to take around 11 hours. foot.

His friend Lucy Mae, who accompanied him to the island to attend the NRG music festival, said he stayed with people he met on vacation after a night out.

Jay Slater has been missing in Tenerife for almost two weeks(Provided)

She said she received a call from Mr Slater on Monday at about 8.15am after he missed the bus and was trying to walk home when he said he was lost, needed a drink of water and had only 1% battery on his phone. Jay’s phone then cut off, with his last location being Teno Rural Park, a mountainous area popular with hikers.

Jay’s father Warren, 58, visited the search site alongside Jay’s older brother Zak on Saturday. Warren is estranged from Jay’s mother, Debbie Duncan, 55, but on good terms with her. Of today’s search operation, he said: “It’s a bit disappointing that there are no Brits besides Paul (the British TikTokker), but I suppose for them, he’s just a young Brit who came here and got drunk.

“I’m grateful to those who came here because you can see how dangerous it is and what gets me is the trollers who attack us because we’re not looking.

A new ‘macro search’ took place today with Spanish police and volunteers((Stan Kujawa)

“This is not the local park, these are big mountains, the terrain is dangerous, put yourself in our shoes, would you go out in these conditions? It’s tough, it’s hard, we leave it to the professionals and I’m grateful to those who came out today and I want to thank them for what they do.

Warren added: “We still can’t believe it; it’s been really hard on us and I want people to think about us as parents and what we’re going through. All these trolls who are picking on us, they don’t know how we feel, why don’t they come here and have a look and see for themselves how dangerous it is.