Jay Slater – latest updates: Locals report teenager 'watching Euro 2024 matches' in Tenerife after latest contact

A former police chief has hit out at armchair detectives following a social media frenzy around missing British teenager Jay Slater.

Reporting live from the scene in Masca, Tenerife, Holly Evans said that, according to those who had been on site in previous days, the search had progressed to areas furthest from the main road.

Holly Evans live report from Tenerife:

Over the past two days, Jay Slater's father traveled to Santiago del Tiede and was seen putting up posters in the small town, before also visiting the research site near Masca.

Besides rescue workers, friends and journalists, the search has also attracted Internet sleuths and conspiracy theorists.

Speaking from Santiago del Tiede, a couple, who described their interest in “dark tourism”, said they had visited the site over the past three days to observe the search, given the context unusual of the disappearance of Mr. Slater.

The missing man, aged 19, was part of a group of eight people who attacked Tom Hilton, then aged 17, with a machete, golf clubs and an ax in Rishton, Lancashire, in 2021.

The apprentice bricklayer, from Oswaldtwistle, was given an 18-month community order with 25 days of rehabilitation activities and 150 hours of unpaid work for his role in the violent disorder.

Our journalist Holly Evans is in Tenerife to talk to locals and tourists about the search for Jay Slater, as the teenager remains missing more than a week after his disappearance.

Speaking from a cafe off the main square, local resident Anita said: The independent: “We often have hikers who disappear, every summer it’s the same.

“The police come for a week and search, then they leave. Sometimes it can take months to find a body because the mountains are too difficult to search.

“People have said he's been seen here but no one knows anything. His family has been here but there's no indication he's here, as far as I know, no shops or cafes have seen him.”

Carol Vorderman says the disappearance of teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife made her think about the time she disappeared after the death of her Countdown co-star Richard Whiteley.

Mr Slater, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared in Tenerife a week ago after trying to walk home after missing a bus.

Ms Vorderman told LBC listeners that after Mr Whiteley's death she locked herself away for days and did not communicate with anyone as she discussed the hunt for the British teenager on her TV show. Sunday (June 23).

His comments sparked backlash from listeners online.

One person said: “I don't think it's the same Carol!!?. »

The search for Jay Slater in Tenerife continues more than a week after his last news on the Spanish island.

The apprentice bricklayer, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, disappeared after trying to walk back to his home after missing a bus in the north of the island.

Here are the main updates so far regarding the search for the 19-year-old:

Like Debbie Duncan, who became the target of online hate following the disappearance of her son in Tenerife, we came under intense scrutiny when our daughter went missing, aged 12, Anne Atkins writing :

Jay Slater's last known movements have been mapped as the desperate search for the missing teenager enters its second week in Tenerife.

Debbie Duncan says she has “not slept” since the 19-year-old disappeared on the Canary island of Tenerife.

Ms Duncan posted on a Facebook page where thousands of people were discussing their own theories behind her disappearance.

She said: “I am really saddened by all your comments. You seem so concerned about this GoFundMe page.

“I really hope I don’t bring my son home in a body bag.”