Missing Jay Slater parallel investigation ongoing, but police are not discussing what they are doing

There's a parallel investigation ongoing into missing Jay Slater in Tenerife. However Spanish police are refusing to talk about it.

The visible search for the Oswaldtwistle 19-year-old, involving helicopters, dogs, and emergency service workers, has been completely called off. However, the parallel investigation continues, with police remaining tight-lipped about their activities, the M.E.N reports.

Jay's disappearance isn't necessarily crime-related, the M.E.N. understands, with the Civil Guard saying from the beginning of the search two weeks ago that they're keeping all options open. A spokesperson said on Sunday: "The search operation has now finished, although the case remains open."

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Helicopters, drones and search dogs were deployed to find the apprentice bricklayer. The search in the village of Masca, near his last-known location, took in a steep rocky area, including ravines, trails and paths.

Apprentice bricklayer Jay had attended the NRG music festival with two friends before his disappearance, and his last known location was the Rural de Teno Park in the north of the Canary Island – which was about an 11-hour walk from his accommodation. He had travelled to an Airbnb in Masca and the two men said to have rented the property were later ruled “not relevant” to the case.

The Civil Guard said that officers would continue to act on any tip-offs or other information received - but the active work that has been ongoing since June 17 will now cease. This dramatic development was confirmed less than 24 hours after a 'last push' operation involving around 30 police, firefighters, and Civil Protection along with a handful of volunteers, failed to find any trace of the teenager.

A well-placed source added: "The daily operation which has been going on in and around Masca close to where Jay was last seen has been brought to an end. If any information comes in that merits a new search though it will be acted upon.

"My understanding is Jay’s parents have been informed of what obviously is a major development. Nothing of any relevance was found during yesterday’s large-scale search."

On Friday, Jay's friend Brad Hargreaves told ITV’s This Morning he had been on a video call with him before his disappearance when he heard him go off the road. He confirmed he could see his friend’s feet “sliding” down the hill and could hear he was walking on gravel.

The last person to speak to Jay was his friend Lucy Law. She said he told her in a frantic phone call before he went missing that he was “lost in the mountains, he wasn’t aware of his surroundings, he desperately needed a drink and his phone was on 1%”.

A GoFundMe appeal Get Jay Slater Home was set up by Ms Law and had raised more than £43,000 as the police search came to an end. Jay's mother, Debbie Duncan, travelled to the island as the search took place.

She said the money raised online would be used to support mountain rescue teams, and to cover her own accommodation and food costs.