Jay Slater missing – latest: Father breaks down in emotional plea in Tenerife as GoFundMe page hits target
Debbie Duncan sends message to son Jay Slater as search enters seventh day
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Jay Slater’s father has made an emotional plea for his missing son to return home as he joins the search for him in Tenerife.
Speaking through tears alongside Jay’s brother Zak on the seventh day of the search, Warren Slater, 58, said: “I just want the boy back.”
The pair were also joined by nine of Jay’s friends in Masca, which is where search and rescue personnel have been scouring after the 19-year-old was last seen there on Monday morning.
Jay’s mother, Debbie Duncan also issued the following direct plea to her son on Saturday: “We just need you home.”
The message comes as the official fundraiser launched to help the apprentice bricklayer hit its £30,000 target. As of Sunday afternoon, almost 3,000 people had donated to the GoFundMe page.
Authorities have been searching for Jay since Monday after he called his friend at around 8.15am, to say he was lost, dehydrated and had one per cent phone battery.
His last known location, which was pinged from his phone at 8:50am, placed him on a path in the mountainous terrain of the Rural de Teno national park.
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Mark Williams-Thomas said he has “reached out” to Jay’s mother Debbie Duncan as the search for the 19-year-old continued into its seventh day in Tenerife.
He wrote on X: “I have this morning reached out to missing Jay Slater’s mum offering the help of my team to get her answers as to what has happened to her son.
‘Lots of speculation about what could have happened and if they give me total access and with feet on the ground I will very quickly be able to say if his disappearance is him alone or if it has third party involvement.”
Watch: Jay Slater searchers narrow efforts to outbuildings near where phone last pinged
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.
Tenerife police searching small buildings near Jay Slater’s last known location
Tenerife police searched small buildings near Jay’ Slater’s last known location as the search for the missing teen continued into its seventh day.
His last known location, which was pinged from his phone at 8:50am, placed him on a path in the mountainous terrain of the Rural de Teno national park.
Authorities were pictures searching searching an area by an isolated farm, with the hopes of finding clues to the teenager’s whereabouts.
Fundraiser launched to help search for Jay Slater hits its £30,000 target
The official fundraiser launched to help the search for missing Jay Slater in Tenerife has hit its £30,000 target.
As of Sunday afternoon, almost 3,000 people had donated to the GoFundMe page.
Jay Slater’s mother has ‘not slept’ since he disappeared
The mother of Jay Slater has said she has “not slept” since the 19-year-old disappeared on the Canary Island of Tenerife.
Asked how the family was coping with the situation, Debbie Duncan, 55, said: “We’re not. I’m not coping very well at all.
“I’ve not slept, I’m exhausted. It’s been awful.”
“I can’t give up on him, I just can’t.”
She also said she did not know whether the Spanish authorities turning down an offer of help from the UK was because they viewed it as “an insult”.
Jay Slater’s employer says the ‘picture being painted of him is just not true'
Jay Slater’s employer has said the “picture being painted of him is just not true”.
Construction company PH Build Group said in a statement issued on Facebook: “Our Jay is still missing!
“We have decided to remove our last post due to all the negative comments and conspiracy theories.
“Jay has been with us since he left school and is liked by all. He’s a valued member of our team and we stand by him.
“The picture being painted of him is just not true.
“The fact is he’s a 19-year-old lad missing in a foreign country. He needs to be back home where he belongs. Come on Jay we are all praying for you.”
Investigators scour area by isolated farm and comb through rubbish in search
Emergency service workers have been seen scouring an area by an isolated farm and combing through rubbish in their search for missing Jay Slater.
The 19-year-old stayed the night in a remote Airbnb in the village of Masca before he disappeared.
Investigators have been seen searching the farm buildings and land near the property in recent days, with the hopes of finding clues to the teenager’s whereabouts.
Mother of Jay Slater issues direct ‘we just need you home’ plea to son
The mother of Jay Slater has issued a direct plea to her missing son on the sixth day of the hunt for the British teenager, saying: “We just need you home.”
Debbie Duncan told the PA news agency she has “not slept” since the 19-year-old disappeared on the Canary Island of Tenerife.
She said she did not know whether the Spanish authorities turning down an offer of help from the UK was because they viewed it as “an insult”.
Josh Payne has the full story:
Mother of Jay Slater issues direct ‘we just need you home’ plea to son
Debbie Duncan said she has ‘not slept’ since the 19-year-old disappeared.
New footage emerges appearing to show Jay Slater dancing topless at rave
New footage has emerged appearing to show Jay Slater dancing topless at a rave hours before he disappeared on the Spanish island of Tenerife.
The two-minute-40-second clip shared on TikTok is claimed to have been filmed at 1am on Monday.
It is unclear whether the teenager had his top on or not, with later images seeming to show he did have it on.
Watch: Jay Slater’s father makes six-word plea to son at visit to site of search
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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