Search dogs seen walking uphill where missing Jay Slater 'seen'

Search dogs and fire crews were spotted walking uphill where Jay Slater was reportedly seen.

The British teenager went missing in Tenerife and has not been heard from since Monday, June 17. A desperate search for the 19-year-old has now entered its sixth day, reports the Manchester Evening News.

Emergency workers are searching a treacherous 30-kilometre area in hope of locating the teenager. Jay had phoned a friend to tell her he was lost in a rural area and that his phone battery was down to 1%.

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Locals have since claimed he was seen "walking alone" uphill into the mountains on Monday morning before he vanished. At the rural search base, situated just off a steep and narrow road around half a mile north of Masca, Civil Guard and Civil Defence teams were seen conducting a further search of the area on today, Saturday, June 22, which is around 30km wide, as part of their efforts.

Search dogs were seen being walked uphill to the base from a dirt track as a number of Bomberos personnel (fire crews) also attended the scene and were seen to be conducting meetings with one another at the hillside amid the rescue mission.

On Friday, June 21, Civil Defence rescue teams told the Manchester Evening News that there had been "no developments" in the search. The Civil Guard has not made any further statements or given an update on the ongoing efforts.

The urgent search is centred around the vicinity of the Parque Rural de Teno nature reserve, the area where Jay was reported missing. They include a ravine around 100 metres below the rental property where Jay was last seen, as well as in mountains between Masca and Las Portelas.

So far, the major search has seen Civil Guard officers, mountain rescue teams and police drones and helicopters deployed. One member of the team revealed they are currently carrying out searches in three different areas - the Masca Gorge, La Vica, and Las Portelas, as well as the surrounding Masca area.

The latest statement from the Civil Guard, who have been approached by the M.E.N for an update, read: “There is a research ongoing and the police operation is focused on the area of Masca (Tenerife). We cannot confirm any more information."

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