Jay Slater: Everything we know as search for missing teen enters eighth day

The desperate search for missing teenager Jay Slater continues into its eighth day, despite a huge operation that has already seen helicopters, drones and sniffer dogs deployed across mountainous areas of Tenerife. Jay, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancs, vanished on the morning of Monday, June 17.

The night before he had left the NRG music event in Tenerife by car with two men and stayed at an Airbnb in the rural area in the north west of the island. The 19-year-old was last heard from by his friend Lucy Mae Law, who claims he called her on the morning he went missing, and said he was disoriented, needed water, and that his phone was only one percent charged.

Jay's devastated mum, Debbie Duncan, says she is 'beside herself with worry' and convinced he has been kidnapped, while Jay's dad, Warren Slater said the teenager's disappearance 'doesn't make sense'. Investigators are now focusing on an area where Jay's mobile phone last 'pinged' as they return to the ravine to look for him.

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A week on from Jay's disappearance, his family shared a new CCTV image showing a possible sighting of him in Tenerife. The grainy image is understood to have been captured in Santiago del Teide at about 6pm on Monday night, 10 hours after he was last confirmed to have been seen in the village of Masca.

What we know so far about Jay Slater's disappearance...

Monday June 17: Jay Slater goes missing in Tenerife

Jay Slater vanished on the morning of Monday, June 17, while on holiday in Tenerife with his friends Lucy and Brad. The trio had attended the three-day NRG music festival, which ended on Sunday, before Lucy and Brad headed back to their holiday accommodation, while Jay stayed out with two men he befriended that night.

The 19-year-old then returned with the men to their Airbnb in a remote part of Tenerife. According to Jay's friend Lucy Mae Law, Jay had called her on the morning he went missing and said he was disoriented, needed water, and that his phone was only one percent charged.

Tuesday June 18: Family and friends fly to Tenerife as investigation is launched

Jay was declared missing in British media on Tuesday, after the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) confirmed the investigation. That same day, Jay's mum, Debbie Duncan, flew to Tenerife with his older brother Zac, 21. Debbie said she was "beside herself with worry" and was convinced Jay had been kidnapped. She later revealed twisted Brits with "northern accents" phoned her with hidden numbers, claiming they had her son captive and were keeping him because he owed them money.

Wednesday June 19: Search location changes after 'false lead'

Search and rescue teams in Tenerife switched their search from Rural de Teno Park, where Jay is believed to have stayed before suddenly vanishing, to touristy towns in the south after a suspected sighting of Jay. They then returned to the mountains after the sighting was found to be a false lead.

Thursday June 20: Footage emerges of Jay at Tenerife rave, GoFundMe is launched

New footage emerged of Jay at a rave in Tenerife moments before he went missing. In the clip, Jay is seen mingling with other partygoers at a packed out nightclub as music blares in the background. On that same day, Jay's close pal Lucy Mae launched a GoFundMe page titled "Get Jay Slater home" with a target of raising £30,000.

Friday June 21: Jay seen walking 'alone and fast', Spanish police reject British cops help

The Airbnb host of the property Jay stayed at before vanishing said she saw him walking "alone and fast" on the morning he went missing, just outside the remote village of Masca. Ophelia, the owner of the accommodation, said: "It's dangerous walking around here, it's easy to lose yourself. He walked up the road when I saw him for the last time. He was alone. He was walking normally, though he was fast."

Spanish police later rejected British cops' help in the search for Jay. Lancashire Police confirmed the Guardia Civil in Tenerife declined the force's offer to help, despite close friends confirming that "no updates" could be shared following the deployment of helicopters, drones and sniffer dogs.

Saturday June 22: Fundraiser to 'Find Jay Slater' surpassed £30,000 in donations

Over the weekend, a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for Jay's family surpassed its goal of £30,000, just three days after it was launched. Jay's mum Debbie revealed on Monday that the money was being used to the cover expenses of Jay's friends and family, including the trip to Tenerife and accommodation.

Sunday June 23: Jay Slater's dad arrives in Tenerife

Jay's dad, Warren Slater, arrived in Tenerife on Sunday and said the disappearance of his son 'doesn't make sense'. Along with his other son Zak and family friend Rachel Hargreaves, Warren revealed he was putting up missing posters around the village of Santiago del Teide and that police were pursuing 'every lead'.

British detective Mark Williams-Thomas, who investigated the disappearance of Nicola Bulley, said he could get answers on Jay Slater 'in three days' as he offered to join Spanish police in Tenerife urgently.

Monday June 24: Search location changes for a fourth time, leading British cop offers help and possible CCTV footage of Jay emerges

A full week since Jay was reported missing, rescue teams returned to a ravine where his phone last 'pinged'. Prior to this, investigators were focusing on three key areas, including a ravine around 100 metres below the Airbnb he stayed at, as well as mountains between Masca and San Jose, and Masca and Las Portelas.

Jay's family also shared a new CCTV image showing a possible sighting of him in Tenerife. The grainy image is understood to have been captured in Santiago del Teide at about 6pm on Monday night, 10 hours after he was last confirmed to have been seen in the village of Masca.

Investigators in Tenerife say they are 'totally focused' on the hunt for Jay and will not be side-tracked by criticism from his friends. Civil Guard officers insisted they would not let the attacks stop them from their "priority" of continuing to work on finding the missing 19-year-old.