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Police find another Brit missing for hours while searching for Jay Slater in Tenerife

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Updated 10:57 25 Jun 2024 GMT+1Published 09:24 25 Jun 2024 GMT+1

Police find another Brit missing for hours while searching for Jay Slater in Tenerife

Jay Slater has been missing for nine days, with the search continuing in Tenerife

Brenna Cooper

Brenna Cooper

Spanish police have rescued a 'tired and disoriented' Scottish hiker during the ongoing search for missing teenager Jay Slater.

As the search for missing Jay enters its second week, police have been combing the mountainous region in Tenerife where he was last thought to be - and have managed to locate a missing Scottish hiker who had gotten stuck in the area.

During their search of the desolate Asomada Canyon region on Friday (21 June) police came across the 51-year-old hiker - who was found in a 'difficult access' region.

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Police were alerted to the man's disappearance after he failed to return to the starting point of his hike, with teams already searching for 19-year-old keeping an eye out for him.

Authorities searching for Jay came across another hiker who had failed to return after hiking. (PA)
Authorities searching for Jay came across another hiker who had failed to return after hiking. (PA)

Authorities revealed he had been rescued from an area 'suitable for travel', adding: "Tired and disoriented, he was located by the agents and the rescue team who helped him get out of the ravine."

Sharing further details on the rescue in a statement, a spokesperson for the local police said: "Local residents saw how the hiker went into an area of difficult access which was not suitable for transit early in the morning and had yet to return to his starting point several hours later.

"They alerted officers who were at that moment involved in the search for young Jay Slater. He was found tired and disorientated by the officers and the rescue team who helped him out of the gorge."

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The spokesperson went on to praise local residents for alerting them to the situation, as its unlikely the man would've been able to leave the area without assistance.

"We want to thank the local residents who alerted us to this situation because the difficulty of the terrain and lack of phone cover in the area meant this hiker would not have been able to get out alone and without the help he received," they added.

The man was in a remote area 'not suitable for travel'. (PA)
The man was in a remote area 'not suitable for travel'. (PA)

Meanwhile police have yet to find any trace of missing teenager Jay - whose mobile last pinged at a cell phone tower in the National Park of Teno region.

He was visiting the island with friends in order to attend the New Rave Generation (NRG) festival before deciding to travel with two men he'd just met to an Airbnb in the remote north-western area of the island late on Sunday night.

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Jay would later speak to his friend Lucy Law on Monday morning (17 June), with the teenager telling her he 'didn't know where he was', needed a drink and had cut his leg on a cactus.

Since then police have been unable to locate the apprentice bricklayer, despite reports of CCTV sightings and local witnesses saying they had spotted him walking in the local area.

Jay's family have also flown out to the island in the days following his disappearance, amid fears that he may currently be held against his will.

Jay's mother Debbie has flown to Tenerife as the search for her son ramps up. (Facebook)
Jay's mother Debbie has flown to Tenerife as the search for her son ramps up. (Facebook)

Jay's family have also responded to the extensive coverage the case has received on social media, with his mother Debbie Duncan revealing she feels 'let down' by cruel comments from the British public.

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Speaking in response to criticisms of the family's decision to set up a GoFundMe to, Debbie wrote on Facebook: "I am really am saddened by all your comments. You seem to be so bothered about this GoFundMe page.

"I really hope I am not taking my son home in a body bag. I really cannot believe the British public are not supporting me in trying to find Jay.

"This may happen to any of you one day. Very let down by you all."

Featured Image Credit: PA/Handout

Topics: Jay Slater

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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