All the ‘sightings’ of Jay Slater since he vanished in Tenerife
Police are probing all possible sightings of Jay Slater as the hunt for the missing British teenager goes into its seventh day after his night at a Tenerife nightclub.
Now MailOnline has put together a timeline and map as the search goes on for the apprentice bricklayer, 19, whose disappearance has baffled investigators.
Spanish police have come under fire from Jay’s friends – especially after rejecting an offer of help from Lancashire Police, who cover his hometown of Oswaldtwistle.
Officers using a helicopter, sniffer dogs, a drone and mountain rescue units have been scouring countryside close to an Airbnb he went to with two British men.
The isolated farmhouse was an hour’s drive from the popular hotspot of Playa des Los Americas in southern Tenerife, in the village of Masca, 19 miles away – where he was seen dancing shirtless at a high energy music rave at Papagayo nightclub.
Here MailOnline highlights what is known since he went missing last Monday…
These are the known sightings of and contact from Jay Slater, 19, who vanished in Tenerife
The search for the apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire has now entered its seventh day on the Spanish island of Tenerife
SUNDAY, 8PM
Jay had been attending a three-days NRG festival due to end last Sunday with events at the Papagayo Beach Club in South Tenerife.
Ahead of going back to the club, Jay sent his relative Isabelle Price a brief Snapchat video showing him and his surroundings in Arona, near the main party drag.
The nightclub he was heading for is at the end of the notorious Veronica’s Strip area of Playa de las Americas in southern Tenerife.
Jay Slater was see dancing shirtless in Papagayo nightclub (pictured) which is at the end of the notorious Veronica’s Strip area of Playa de las Americas in Tenerife
A massive search operation is ongoing for the 19-year-old from Oswestry in Lancashire
SUNDAY, 1AM
Pictures showed him walking through a sea of clubbers with sunglasses propped on his head at the festival where he was last seen by his friends on the Spanish island on Sunday night – while a photo showed him with friend Lucy Mae Law there.
New TikTok footage was shared online today showing him dancing shirtless in the nightclub – with the time said to be 1am as Sunday became Monday.
The after-party being held at the nightclub is known to have finally wrapped up at 5am – though it remains unclear at what precise time Jay left the venue.
A new picture of missing teenager Jay Slater shows the 19-year-old in a nightclub in the early hours with his female friend Lucy Law just hours before he disappeared in Tenerife
New video footage shared on TikTok shows missing British teenager Jay Slater dancing with his shirt off at the Tenerife nightclub he attended hours before he disappeared
MONDAY, 7.30AM
Jay’s last Snapchat photo was posted, showing his hand holding a cigarette at accommodation near the Rural de Teno Park.
He is thought to have headed to the £40-per-night AirBNB with two British men.
The property, which is listed online as a holiday home, is believed to have been rented by two men who have since left the island.
There is no suggestion the property’s owners nor the British men involved have anything to do with the teenager’s disappearance.
The accommodation has spectacular views over Buenavista del Norte and is an hour’s drive from the main resort along mountain roads.
The teenager posted a Snapchat image on the morning he went missing in Spain
This is the Arbnb property Casa Abuela Tina in Masca at which Jay Slater had been staying
MONDAY, 8AM
His friend Lucy – who has since led criticism of Spanish police – received a phone call from Jay at about 8am, telling her he was ‘lost in the mountains with no water’ and just one per cent battery on his mobile.
The phone’s last signal close to the Masca gorge beauty spot.
The walk from Jay’s last known location to his accommodation would have taken about 11 hours on foot.
Lucy, who attended the NRG music festival with Jay, has since accused local police of ‘not doing a good job’ in the rescue efforts which have followed.
Lucy, who attended the NRG music festival with Jay, said he called and told her he was ‘lost in the mountains and he wasn’t aware of his surroundings
Jay is seen in this image shared to his friend Lucy’s social media days before he disappeared
MONDAY, 8.15AM
This was the last – so far – confirmed sighting, with the Airbnb’s owner Ophelia Medina Hernandez describing how she saw him walking at pace in the nearby village Masca – apparently heading away from Playa de las Americas.
She voiced her worries about him, saying: ‘It’s dangerous walking around here, it’s easy to lose yourself. He walked up the road when I saw him for the last time.
‘He was alone. He was walking normally, though he was fast.’
Ophelia shared that Jay has also asked about catching the bus from the area before making the journey on foot – which was the only route.
Ophelia, the last person to see Jay, shared that Jay has also asked about catching the bus from the area before making the journey on foot – which was the only route
Police officers have been searched in the Masca ravine – here seen there last Wednesday
MONDAY, 8.50AM
Mr Slater’s phone died at about 8.50am, with his last known location registered to the Rural de Teno park near Masca where he had apparently stayed that night.
His father Warren, 58, and brother Zak, 24, have since travelled to a remote gorge above the village of Masca, 19 miles from the party resort of Playa de les Americas at an altitude of 3000ft to where Jay’s mobile phone last pinged on Monday morning.
They looked on as mountain rescue teams and civil protection units with high-powered binoculars scanned the cactus strewn ravine looking for clues.
Choking back tears, Warren, wearing a bucket hat, sunglasses and black T-shirt, said: ‘He’s my son. I just want him back.’
The pair were joined by other family and friends and looked on as mountain rescue teams and civil protection units with high-powered binoculars scanned the cactus strewn ravine searching for clues.
A screenshot of Jay’s last known location where his phone battery died
Jay’s father Warren and brother Zak have visited the isolated spot where his mobile phone last pinged – with Warren fighting back tears as he said: ‘I just want the boy back’
MONDAY, 9.04AM
Jay is reported missing by friends including Lucy, before the UK Foreign Office is alerted later that day – and police launched mountain rescue operation.
Jay’s mother Debbie Duncan and his brother Zak flew to Tenerife the following day after being informed of the disappearance.
Debbie this weekend issued an urgent appeal to find her son, saying: ‘The last few days have been awful. I just need him back.
‘He is a handsome lad from Lancashire and he shouldn’t be missing in Tenerife.’
Lucy has expressed fears he has been kidnapped, saying: ‘The more time passes and he has not been seen then the more we are convinced he has been taken by someone and is being held against his will.’
Jay’s mother Debbie Duncan has made a direct appeal to her son, telling him ‘we just need you home’ as the search for him enters its seventh day
Rescue teams have been scouring mountain areas with drones also surveying the scene
MONDAY, 6PM
A new potential sighting has now been reported by a man who says someone resembling Jay was sitting on a bench beside a church at Santiago de Teide, back closer towards Playa de las Americas.
Speaking to MailOnline, Jay’s mother Debbie Duncan, 55, revealed that there has been a new sighting. She said: ‘Someone has come forward to say they saw someone who they thought was Jay walking back down the road sat on a bench.
‘He was with two men looking a bit worse for wear, and they were by a church, this guy has come forward and told the police about it and they are looking into it. We don’t know if it was Jay for sure, but it’s a start.
‘They said it was about 6pm which is ten hours after he was seen by the lady in the village. But if it was him what was he doing there and who are these two men?
Apprentice bricklayer Jay Slater, 19, pictured here with his mother Debbie Duncan, was last heard from on Monday at 8.50am – she has now highlighted the new potential sighting
‘All I know is that I am going to stay here for as long as it takes, I’m not going home unless it’s with Jay. I’m not going anywhere until they find him.’
The sighting has not yet been officially confirmed.
