Jay Slater's friend says he heard teen 'slipping on rocks' in final phone call

One of Jay Slater's best friends has shared the last conversation he had with the missing teen. As the search for Jay reaches its 12th day, crime journalist Isla Traquair spoke to one of the last people to hear from the holidaymaker before he disappeared - one of his closest friends, Brad.

Lancashire-born Jay vanished after attending a music festival on the Spanish island on Monday, June 17. He was last heard from by his friends, as he told them he was hours away from his accommodation with a very low phone battery.

Brad was emotional as he spoke of his friend's "zest for life" and said that Jay wasn't initially worried about finding his way back to his friends. Recalling their last conversation, Brad said: "He was on the phone and he goes: 'I've got walk and go all down that road'", adding that Jay had promised to call him back but "someone else was ringing him."

Brad added that Jay, according to him, would have avoided going down the road he had mentioned during their phone call as he speculated the lad would have taken a safer path.

The teen revealed that he could also hear Jay's feet slide on the rocks, signalling to him his friend had "went off the road."

He added: "That's how I knew he went off the road because, you know when you walk on gravel, or whatever it is, you can... you know what I mean, stones."

Isla asked: "were you concerned at that point? ", leading Brad to admit he wasn't. .

"Not at the time because we were both, like, laughing about it. He said: 'look where I am'", he assured, "he didn't seem concerned on the phone until we knew how far away he were."

"I said: 'put your location on." He said: '15 minute drive, fourteen-hour walk.' I don't know if it's accurate or not so I said to him: 'it's only a 15-min drive, get a taxi.""

Jay Slater's family have come under fire since the launch of a GoFundMe campaign, which has raised over £40,000. The youngster's mother, Debbie, has since confirmed that the funds are being withdrawn and will be used for her and her family's stay in Tenerife, as they have joined the search.

The family has been subject to conspiracy theories online, with This Morning guest Isla Traquair recently raising her concerns about the impact of such theories.

"I went into a deep dive very late last night looking into all this. People have posted photos of bodies saying 'that could be his body' and they've traced to a photograph taken in Iceland. It's absolute nonsense - can you imagine how traumatic that is for his family? ", she explained.

Meanwhile, authorities are focusing their search on the Rural de Teno Park and Masca, but numerous "sightings" of Jay Slater, including one at the recent Euro 2024 matches, have caused confusion.