Jay Slater missing – latest: Police say ‘nothing ruled out’ as footage shows teen in club before disappearance
The 19-year-old teen disappeared a week ago in Tenerife
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Local police have said “nothing is ruled out” as the search for missing teenager Jay Slater continues a week after his disappearance.
The 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared in Tenerife following an attempt to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus.
He had attended the NRG music festival on the island with two friends before his disappearance.
New footage has now emerged which shows the teen dancing in a nightclub hours before he went missing.
Mr Slater was seen in Papagayo club in Playa de las Américas in the early hours of Monday, according to an eyewitness.
The man, 20, said he was filming people dancing as he wanted to “remember the moment” of everyone having a good time.
Speaking about Mr Slater, he said he “saw a lad staggering around in front of me”.
“You could see him get up off the ground, everyone turned there to look. They looked a bit concerned,” he told The Telegraph, adding the teen looked “worse for wear”.
Mapped: Jay Slater’s last known movements in Tenerife as search for missing teenager continues
Jay Slater: What is the official GoFundMe page for missing teenager and how will the money be spent?
Jay Slater searchers narrow efforts to outbuildings near where phone last pinged
Jay Slater’s father makes six-word plea to son at visit to site of search
Timeline: The search for missing teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife
Here are the key updates so far from the search for the 19-year-old:
Timeline: The search for missing teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife
The apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared following an attempt to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus.
Jay Slater: Everything we know about the Briton missing in Tenerife
Jay Slater, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was last heard from on Monday morning as he told a friend he planned to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus, a journey expected to take around 11 hours on foot.
He had been on the island to attend NRG music festival with friends in what was his first holiday without his family.
The apprentice bricklayer has not been seen or heard from since calling his friend at 8.15am to tell her he was lost, in need of water and that his phone was low on battery.
Authorities and friends of the family are scouring the island’s Rural de Teno park, an area popular with hikers and thought to be his last known location.
Jay Slater: Everything we know about the Briton missing in Tenerife
Jay Slater missing in Tenerife after tourist embarked on 11 hour walk
What is the official GoFundMe page for missing teenager and how will the money be spent?
The disappearance of British teenager Jay Slater has captured the attention of the nation in the days since he went missing in Tenerife.
Authorities are undertaking a huge search operation for the 19-year-old who vanished seemingly without a trace on Monday morning after attending a rave.
While teams continue to scour the mountainous terrain he was last seen in, Britons back home are searching for ways to assist from afar.
One option is to donate to a fundraiser set up by Jay’s friend Lucy, who was the last person to speak to him on the morning he went missing.
However, GoFundMe has had to suspend several fake fundraisers that had cropped up in Jay’s name. Some people are also unsure how the money donated will be used. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
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What is the official GoFundMe page for missing teenager Jay Slater?
Search continues for missing teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife as people offer support through a Go Fund Me page
Jay Slater’s mother hits out at Facebook trolls mocking teen missing in Tenerife
Jay Slater’s mother has hit out at criticism of a fundraising page set up to help the desperate search for the missing British teenager, warning “This may happen to you”.
Debbie Duncan says she has “not slept” since the 19-year-old disappeared on the Canary Island of Tenerife.
Ms Duncan posted on a Facebook page where thousands of people have been discussing their own theories behind his vanishing.
Barney Davis reports.
Jay Slater’s mother hits out at online trolls mocking teen missing in Tenerife
‘I really hope I am not taking my son home in a body bag’ Jay Slater’s mother told a Facebook group discussing their own theories behind the teen’s disappearance
Jay Slater’s mother issues statement on GoFundMe page
The fundraiser page on GoFundMe set up by Jay Slater’s friend- which has now raised £32,401 - was approved by the family, a post which claims to be from his mother Debbie Duncan said.
The post said: “We have not yet withdrawn any funds and are currently covering the expenses, such as the trip to Tenerife and accommodation, ourselves. The funds will remain on hold with GoFundMe until we post a further update on this page.”
Jay Slater’s father makes six-word plea to son at visit to site of search
Jay Slater's father made an emotional plea for the safe return of his son as he visited the site where teams are searching for the teenager in Tenerife on Saturday, 22 June. "I just want [my] boy back," Warren Slater, supported by Jay's brother Zak, said while he was at the scene in Masca, close to where the 19-year-old was last seen. Mr Slater, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, disappeared following an attempt to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus and was last heard from on Monday morning. He had attended the NRG music festival on the island with two friends before he went missing.
Mapped: Jay Slater’s last known movements in Tenerife as search for missing teenager continues
Jay Slater’s last known movements have been mapped as the desperate search for the missing teenager continued in Tenerife.
A major search operation was launched after the 19-year-old, from the Lancashire town of Oswaldtwistle, vanished on the Spanish island on Monday morning.
Police, sniffer dogs, firefighters and volunteers were among those who gathered again on Saturday to continue with the hunt as fears grow for the British teenager.
Mapped: Jay Slater’s last known movements in Tenerife as search for teen continues
The 19-year-old vanished on Monday after last being seen by a local 11 hours from his accommodation
Jay Slater searchers narrow efforts to outbuildings near where phone last pinged
Rescuers searching for missing British teenager Jay Slater have focused their efforts on outbuildings near to where his phone last pinged in Tenerife. On Sunday, 23 June, Spanish authorities circled two structures at the bottom of a ravine in Rural de Teno Park. Guardia Civil officers appeared to solely focus on one area after days of searching for the 19-year-old in the village of Masca and the surrounding landscape. Mr Slater, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, disappeared following an attempt to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus and was last heard from on Monday morning. He had attended the NRG music festival on the island with two friends before he went missing.
Jay Slater spotted in nightclub hours before he went missing
Jay Slater was spotted as he danced in a nightclub hours before he went missing, footage has shown.
The 19-year-old was seen in Papagayo club in Playa de las Américas in the early hours of Monday, according to an eyewitness who recorded the scene.
The man, 20, said he was filming people dancing as he wanted to capture everyone having a good time.
He told The Telegraph: “Then I saw a lad staggering around in front of me.
“You could see him get up off the ground, everyone turned there to look. They looked a bit concerned.
“I had no idea it was Jay at first, he was proper worse for wear. He was with a couple of lads and a girl.”
After hearing news about Mr Slater’s disappearance, the man checked the video and saw it was him in the video.
Jay Slater’s father makes six-word plea to son at visit to site of search
Jay Slater's father made an emotional plea for the safe return of his son as he visited the site where teams are searching for the teenager in Tenerife on Saturday, 22 June. "I just want [my] boy back," Warren Slater, supported by Jay's brother Zak, said while he was at the scene in Masca, close to where the 19-year-old was last seen. Mr Slater, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, disappeared following an attempt to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus and was last heard from on Monday morning. He had attended the NRG music festival on the island with two friends before he went missing.
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