GMB reporter explains Jay Slater's family 'frustrations with police' as search continues

A Good Morning Britain presenter has highlighted the growing frustration of Jay Slater's family and friends with the ongoing search for the missing teenager.

Jay disappeared while on holiday in Tenerife after attending a music festival. He had ventured to the north of the island with two men he met during his night out and made a phone call to his friend the following day, stating that he needed water and his phone battery was at 1%.

Since then, there has been no contact from him as the search continues.

Reporting live from Tenerife, Good Morning Britain's Jonathan Swain said: "They were desperately hoping he would be found by now. They are upset, anxious and terrified by what might of happened to him. They have frustrations with the Spanish police.

"I saw for myself yesterday how they just appear to be focused on one area - a remote valley in the north of the island - that's where they think Jay's mobile phone was last used. And if Jay was trying to walk back to his holiday hotel in the south of the island, one eyewitness said he was walking the wrong way on Monday morning after that night out.", reports the Mirror.

He added: "They're going further and deeper into that remote national park. But who did he go back to the apartment with in the north? Some are suggesting it was two British men who are now back in the UK. Have they been spoken to by the police? Because it's such a vast area to search the police are using drones - but are they really doing enough?".

Jonathan interviewed two locals about the situation, with one commenting: "People say why didn't he get a taxi - well it's very remote isn't it? He would have been lucky to get a phone reception, wouldn't he from up here," and another remarked: "He'd be hungry and the heat up here."

Jay's mother Debbie rushed to join the search effort and shared in a recent interview her regret over encouraging her son to take the trip, pleading for assistance to "find her baby" as the search grows more desperate.

She revealed: "I was loving that he was going and saying you'll love it, you'll come back and you'll want to go again," and continued: "Now I just wish I hadn't encouraged him to go. There is a main road there's bus stops there, there's cafes, it's a hiking route, there's people about, people must have seen him. And if people haven't seen him, someone must have taken him. It's over 48 hours now since he last had any contact with anybody. He's out there somewhere or somebody knows where he is. We just need to find my baby."

Lucy, Jay's friend who accompanied him on the holiday, has called for increased police action, stating: " "I know they have had a helicopter and drones up but to be honest I think they could be doing more. The other day I was on Veronica's Strip in Los Cristianos and I picked up some information and I went to the Guardia Civilia and they said 'Who is Jay Slater?'"

"Can you believe that? It doesn't really give you much confidence does it. I've been out looking and so have his friends and family. We are just all so desperate for some news, we need people to keep looking we need Jay back."

"People say why didn't he get a taxi - well it's very remote isn't it? He would have been lucky to get a phone reception, wouldn't he from up here,".

"He'd be hungry and the heat up here."

"I was loving that he was going and saying you'll love it, you'll come back and you'll want to go again,".

"Now I just wish I hadn't encouraged him to go. There is a main road there's bus stops there, there's cafes, it's a hiking route, there's people about, people must have seen him. And if people haven't seen him, someone must have taken him. It's over 48 hours now since he last had any contact with anybody. He's out there somewhere or somebody knows where he is. We just need to find my baby."

"I know they have had a helicopter and drones up but to be honest I think they could be doing more. The other day I was on Veronica's Strip in Los Cristianos and I picked up some information and I went to the Guardia Civilia and they said 'Who is Jay Slater?'.

"Can you believe that? It doesn't really give you much confidence does it. I've been out looking and so have his friends and family. We are just all so desperate for some news, we need people to keep looking we need Jay back."

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