Jay Slater: Mountain rescue team searching for missing Lancashire teen find body in Masca area of Tenerife

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A body has been found by Spanish police searching for missing Lancashire teen Jay Slater, it has been reported.

The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, disappeared after setting off to walk back to his accommodation on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife on June 17.

An official said they believed the body is that of Jay Slater, but they are awaiting formal identification.

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A spokesperson for the Guardia Civil said: “We have found a body, we just have to wait for the anatomy check to complete the identification.”

Spanish police confirmed a body had been found in the Masca area by the Civil Guard’s mountain rescue team.

The statement said evidence suggested the remains were those of Jay and that he could have died because of an accidental fall.

On Sunday his mother Debbie Duncan said the family was “desperate to find our beautiful boy” in a statement released through British overseas missing persons charity LBT Global.

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Mr Slater had attended the NRG music festival with two friends before his disappearance, and his last known location was the Rural de Teno Park in the north of the Canary Island – which was about an 11-hour walk from his accommodation.

He had travelled to an Airbnb in Masca, and the two men said to have rented the property were later ruled “not relevant” to the case.

The search in the village of Masca, near Mr Slater’s last-known location, took place in a steep rocky area, including ravines, trails and paths.

His family endured conspiracy theories and “awful comments” being posted online during the search for the apprentice bricklayer, but supporters had raised £50,000 to help fund the hunt for the teenager.

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