British teenager Jay Slater spotted 'walking alone' before disappearing in Tenerife

A local woman in Tenerife claims missing British teenager Jay Slater was seen 'walking on his own' before disappearing.

A major search is currently underway on the Canary Island after the 19-year-old was reported missing on Monday, June 17. Jay had travelled to Tenerife to attend a music festival with two friends.

However, on Sunday night the apprentice bricklayer decided to stay out after meeting new mates and text one of those he was on holiday with - Lucy Mae - to say he needed water and his phone battery was on one per cent.

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Jay, from Lancashire, had planned on walking 11 hours back to the resort the three of them were staying, but never showed up.

A local by the name of Araceli shed light on the situation as she recalled seeing two British men who stayed at a rental property. Jay had been holidaying on the Canary Island where he attended the three-day NRG festival, reports MirrorOnline.

Police have since been searching in a rural mountainous area in the north west of the island where he was last located, near to the village of Masca. Now light has been shed on the two men he was with on the Sunday night as pictures emerge of the rental property, Casa Abuela Tina, he had reportedly been at.

Araceli, who works in the business adjoining the rental property, said: "I never saw the missing boy, but I know people saw him walking on his own. I saw the two British men who stayed here.

"They came in for cafe con leche a couple of times. One was aged about 40. The other one was slightly younger." She added: "The police have spoken to them both.

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"They arrived on Saturday and we're due to stay until Monday, but they left on Tuesday." Asked if they had to stay to be interviewed by police, she said: "I don't know".

The property is listed online as a holiday home and is understood to have been rented by the two men Jay was with the night before his disappearance. It is understood they checked out yesterday before flying back to Britain. Jay posted a photo of himself holding a cigarette on its steps shortly before going missing.

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Friend Lucy said she was unhappy with the Civil Guard's search, saying "we need British police". She told the Mirror: "We need British police here. I just want to find my mate. He's been missing three days. It's not looking good now. We feel as though it's down to us to find him and that we're doing more than the police."