By Lettice Bromovsky
Printed: 03:32 EDT, 16 July 2024 | Up to date: 03:49 EDT, 16 July 2024
A physique was discovered within the seek for lacking teenager Jay Slater yesterday, nearly one month after {the teenager} vanished on the Spanish island of Tenerife.
The 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, was final seen on the morning of June 17.
Though Spanish police are awaiting full identification, they are saying that ‘the whole lot is pointing to it being’ Jay, who they mentioned may have ‘suffered an accident or fall within the inaccessible space the place he was discovered’.
Observe stay updates under as Jay’s ‘devastated’ household await the autopsy outcomes and tributes from his family and friends pour in.
Physique present in search yesterday
A physique has been discovered within the hunt for lacking British teenager Jay Slater, who vanished on the Spanish island of Tenerife nearly a month in the past.
Authorities haven’t but launched the precise location through which they discovered the physique, however it’s understood that the stays have been found in an ‘inaccessible’ and really distant space close to the village of Masca.
The Mirror reported that police discovered Jay’s physique a ’20-minute stroll’ from the place {the teenager}’s cellphone final pinged.
The terrain is described as ‘dense’ and is known to be filled with uneven floor and shrubland. There’s additionally no signal of any emergency providers within the close by village.
The drive launched video footage of rescuers climbing rock faces and battling by scrub as they carried out the search.
Timeline: Jay Slater’s actions up till the invention of a physique yesterday
Jay Slater’s finest buddy pays tribute to ‘the happiest and most smiley individual’
Jay Slater’s finest buddy has posted an emotional message to the ‘happiest and most smiley individual’ after a physique was discovered close to the place his cellphone final pinged.
{The teenager} had jetted off to Tenerife for an eight-day vacation together with his finest mates Lucy Regulation and Brad Hargreaves earlier than he vanished.
In a heart-wrenching Instagram publish printed final night time Lucy wrote: ‘Actually misplaced for phrases. At all times the happiest and most smiley individual within the room, you was one in all a sort Jay and you will be missed greater than you understand.
‘I am positive you will ‘have your dancing footwear polished and prepared’ ready for us all. All of us love you buddy. Fly excessive.’
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Jay Slater newest updates: ‘Devastated’ household await autopsy outcomes as physique is present in hunt for lacking teenager – whereas finest buddy Lucy pays tribute to ‘happiest individual’
