Brit rescued by Jay Slater Tenerife search social gathering claims ‘I did not want saving’
The British hiker who was saved by the search party looking for missing Jay Slater has claimed that he didn’t actually need saving.
Earlier today, we reported how locals alerted the officers after becoming concerned for 51-year-old David Larkin and they broke off their hunt for the British teenager to start looking for the walker.
Cops said overnight after locating the unnamed man and helping him out of the gorge near the spot where Jay was last seen just over a week ago that he would never have made it to safety alone.
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A spokesman for local police employed by the Buenavista del Norte town hall, the municipality which the village of Masca in north-west Tenerife near Jay’s last-known location is part of, said: “Officers acting alongside a Civil Protection mountain rescue team have helped rescue a Scottish hiker aged 51 in the Asomada Gorge in the Los Carrizales neighbourhood.
“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.
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“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.”
However, in a bizarre twist, the bloke has told The Mail that he didn’t actually need rescuing.
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He said: “I can tell you now; I wasn’t tired and I wasn’t disoriented, and I didn’t need rescuing. I think there was a lot lost in translation when they saw him and I explained to them I had water, I was wearing layers, I had my rucksack with food and I’m an experienced hiker.
“I think they want to show how good they are, but I certainly didn’t saving. I feel so sorry for the boy’s family and hope he’s found soon.”
Meanwhile, the search for Jay Slater continues . . .
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