News | UK Police in Tenerife have searched the holiday flat which Jay Slater visited hours before he vanished, as his family described their “pain and agony” he remains missing. The family of the British teenager were left heartbroken as a near fortnight-long search involving sniffer dogs, a helicopter and mountain rescue experts was brought to an end on Sunday - although police said their investigation would remain open. The Civil Guard said officers would continue to act on any tip-offs or other information that came in - but the active search that has been ongoing since June 17 when the 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer was reported missing would now cease.
But the Sun reports that two plain-clothed detectives reportedly spent two hours on Tuesday searching a holiday let in the Rural de Teno park in northwest Tenerife , where Mr Slater had headed with two British men after going to a rave. Investigators said last week he two mystery Brits Mr Slater had been with at the Airbnb were "not relevant" to their probe. The development came as Debbie Duncan, Mr Slater’s mother, said “words cannot describe the pain and agony we are experiencing”.
In a statement issued through the British overseas missing persons charity LBT Global, she said: “Jay is a normal guy who is in his third year of an apprenticeship, and he is a very popular young man with a large circle of friends. “We are a very close family and are absolutely devastated about his disappearance. Words cannot .
