A fundraising page launched to help find missing teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife has topped more than £45,000 as his "heartbroken" family vows to continue to search for him . Despite the devastating news that the official search for the 19-year-old has been scaled back, the money from well-wishers continues to arrive. Many of the 3,900 gift-givers are worried parents who say they have children of similar age and are "worried sick" and are sending thoughts and prayers to the teen's mum Debbie Duncan .
Jay from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, has been missing on the holiday island of Tenerife since Monday, June 17. The bricklayer was last seen by the owner of an Airbnb and it is thought he had missed the bus to reach friends in the south of the island, an area popular with British tourists after attending a music festival. Spanish police announced yesterday they would officially be ending their search after finding no trace of him.
Read more: Major clue about Jay Slater's movements hidden in last phone call before disappearance Those still piling into the Get Jay Slater home Go Fund Me page are donating after an update from Mrs Duncan last week. It read: "First, I would like to thank everyone for your support, kind messages, and good wishes. It's difficult to wrap our heads around what is happening right now, but we are not losing hope that we will find Jay and return home together.
"We are currently working with GoFundMe to withdraw part of the funds, which are being safely held. .
