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British teen missing in Tenerife made desperate call to friend from 'the middle of nowhere'

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Updated 09:12 28 Jun 2024 GMT+1Published 14:41 18 Jun 2024 GMT+1

British teen missing in Tenerife made desperate call to friend from 'the middle of nowhere'

The teenager had travelled to the Canary Islands with friends for a festival

Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper

A British teenager who is currently missing in Tenerife is reported to have made a desperate phone call to his friend saying he was in 'the middle of nowhere'.

Jay Slater, 19, had been in the Canary Islands with friends attending a weekend festival when he disappeared late on Sunday evening.

The teenager, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, had been attending New Rave Generation festival with two friends.

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The trio had been at the festival together before Jay later separated from his friends after opting to stay out with a group of people who he had just met.

He later phoned one of his friends during the early hours of Monday (17 June) sounding disorientated and telling them he was in the middle of the mountains with nothing around.

Jay then added he 'didn't know where he was' and that his phone was on one percent at the time of the call.

He allegedly made a phone call. (Carlo Morucchio/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
He allegedly made a phone call. (Carlo Morucchio/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

His friend Lucy later told the Manchester Evening News that he had been attempting to walk back to their accommodation after not being able to catch a bus.

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The last location has since been tracked to the the National Park of Teno, a popular hiking destination in the North West of the island.

Temperatures in the area where reported to have peaked at about 26 degrees celsius on the Monday.

Explaining what she knew, Lucy said: "He's gone on a night out, he's gone to a friend's house, someone that he has met on holiday. One of the people he has met has hired a car out of here, so he's driven them back to his apartment and Jay has gone there not realising how far away it is.

"He's ended up out in the middle of nowhere. Jay was obviously thinking he would be able to get home from there."

She added: "But then in the morning he's set off walking, using his Maps on his phone and ended up in the middle of mountains with nothing around. He rang me at about 8 o'clock morning saying his phone was on one percent, he said 'I don't know where I am, I need a drink and my phone is about to die'."

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A missing poster for Jay Slater. (Family Handout)
A missing poster for Jay Slater. (Family Handout)

A spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office has since confirmed they are in touch with local authorities in Tenerife regarding an ongoing missing person's case.

"We are supporting the family of a British man who has been reported missing in Spain and are in contact with the local authorities," they added in a statement.

Meanwhile a spokesperson for the Tenerife Civil Guard added: "Everything possible is being done to try to find the missing man."

Featured Image Credit: Family Handout/Carlo Morucchio/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Topics: Travel, UK News, World News

Brenna Cooper
Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper is a journalist at LADbible. She graduated from the University of Sheffield with a degree in History, followed by an NCTJ accredited masters in Journalism. She began her career as a freelance writer for Digital Spy, where she wrote about all things TV, film and showbiz. Her favourite topics to cover are music, travel and any bizarre pop culture.

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