Jay Slater missing – latest update: Police issue update on mystery men seen with teenage girl, ‘investigating Rolex theft trail’

Lined with garish neon signs, blaring music and ridiculously cheap drinks, Veronica's Strip in Tenerife could be considered a British teenager's paradise or a nightmare.

Young Britons appear to be the main crowd along the popular Playa de Las Americas street, with hundreds gathering this week to celebrate the completion of their A-Level results.

A fake Facebook post from one of the Slater family's relatives was shared with the message: “Jay's body has been found. Our hearts are with his family during these difficult times, locals told us it was the job of Moroccans. [sic].”

Jay's best friend's mother, Rachel Louise Harg, who also created the GoFundMe page to help with the search efforts, was forced to amplify the cruel prank by distancing herself, insisting on the official update group: “It's not me.”

Jay Slater's friend said he could tell the teen had “gone off the road” in one of the last phone calls he received before he disappeared.

During their last phone call, Jay promised Brad he would call him back.

Brad explained: “He was on the phone and he said, 'I have to walk and go this route.'

He said Jay promised to call him back but hung up because “someone else was calling.”

Brad added that he could hear Jay's feet sliding on the rocks, which signaled to him that his friend had “gone off the road… That's how I knew he had gone off the road because that, you know, when you walk on gravel, or whatever, you can… you know what I mean, rocks. »

Spanish police have appealed for volunteers to help search for Jay Slater in Tenerife.

In a statement released today, the Civil Guard said it was organising a large-scale search operation and was requesting the participation of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds, including experts in difficult terrain and firefighters.

Investigator Mark Williams-Thomas, 54, said: “A strong working hypothesis remains that Jay suffered natural damage to the terrain as he took the rough route back down the hill from the point of fall, where I am now convinced that it was at 8:50 last Monday morning.

“Having the police chief issue a statement in Spanish asking local residents, who are familiar with the area, to join a massive, coordinated search is therefore a very good action to take.”

Former detective Mark Williams-Thomas has flown in from the UK after offering to help the family as Spanish police and sniffer dogs continue to comb the mountainous region in the north of the island.

Speaking to reporters in Costa Adeje, the TV detective said the apprentice bricklayer's family were “very close-knit” and focused on their mission to discover Mr Slater's whereabouts.

Family and friends are trying to keep Mr O'Sullivan's story in the spotlight by launching their own website, fundraising and changing their Facebook profile picture to display his missing poster.

From the festive vibe of the neon-lit strip of Playa De Las Americas to spiritual hikes through cactus-infested ravines in the heat, there's something for everyone.

Jay Slater's friend said he could tell the teen had “gone off the road” in one of the last phone calls he received before he disappeared.

Speaking to This Morning, Brad said he was on the phone with Mr Slater as they discussed the route the 19-year-old was about to take.

“He was on the phone and he said, 'I have to walk and walk this road.'

“That's how I knew he left the road because, you know, when you're walking on gravel, or whatever, you can… you know what I mean, rocks.”

Brad added that Mr Slater did not seem concerned as the two men were “laughing” while talking on the phone.

Jay Slater went missing after attending the New Rave Generation music festival last Sunday night at Papagayo Beach Club in the south of the island.

After meeting new people in the early hours of the morning, he and two Britons went to a remote AirBnb, an 11-hour walk from his accommodation.

Around 8:15 a.m. last Monday, he contacted his friend Lucy Law and told her he was lost, had injured his leg, was dehydrated and his phone was down to one. hundred of battery.

At 8:50 a.m., his phone was last located near Hilda's Mirador La Cruz cafe, a steep climb in the wrong direction from where an eyewitness had told him to head.

Spanish police have appealed for volunteers to help search for Jay Slater in Tenerife.

In a statement released today, the Civil Guard said it was organising a large-scale search operation and was asking for volunteers from a variety of backgrounds to join it, including experts in difficult terrain and firefighters.

It comes as the search for the missing teenager enters its 12th day.