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The family and friends of Jay Slater have vowed to carry on looking for him in Tenerife after police called off their search. Mr Slater, 19, was last heard from on the morning of 17 June when he called a friend to say he was lost, needed water and had little phone battery left. The Spanish Guardia Civil told the BBC on Sunday morning: “The search operation is over.

Yesterday was the final day of the search." However, Rachel Hargreaves, the mother of his best friend Brad Hargreaves, told the BBC they had no intention of leaving the island. On Friday, police put out a call for any volunteers with experience of searching difficult terrain to join what was to become a final push to find Mr Slater.



Despite scouring ravines, trails and scrubland around the remote village of Masca in northern Tenerife, no trace of him has been unearthed. Ms Hargreaves, who is supporting Mr Slater's mother Debbie Duncan, said: "We're just carrying on searching ourselves." She said they were continuing to liaise with mountaineer and TikTok personality Paul Arnott who has been searching the rough terrain near Masca for the past week.

"We're looking for whoever we can find with mountain rescue experience and will carry on searching the area," she said. Mr Slater's dad, Warren Slater, and older brother Zak are also in Tenerife to continue the search. Ms Hargreaves said the family is due to speak to the Spanish authorities on Monday to learn more about the investigation.

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