JAYA Slater’s best friend said he could hear the missing teenager skating on rocks during the last video call.
The 19-year-old called his friend Brad – who he was on holiday with in Tenerife – after he got lost last Monday morning.
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Jay Slater has been missing for 12 days Credit: Pixel8000
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His best friend Brad ‘can’t cope’ with his disappearance Credit: ITV This Morning/ Eroteme
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Emergency workers use a drone to search for Jay in the mountains near MascoCredit: Doug Seeburg
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Emergency personnel search an abandoned park on footCredit: Doug Seeburg
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Police moved the search to another part of the park yesterdayCredit: Doug Seeburg
Jay, Brad and friend Lucy Mae flew to the island earlier this month to enjoy the three-day NRG festival.
After going to a rave that ended in the early hours of June 17, apprentice bricklayer Jay headed to Masca with two Brits he met that night.
He shared the last Snapchat from their Airbnb with his hand holding a cigarette at 7.30am.
Jay then tried to make his way back to his holiday accommodation – an 11 hour walk away.
But at around 8.50am he made a desperate call to his friend Lucy saying he was lost in the “middle of nowhere” and only had one per cent of battery on his phone.
Jay also said he cut his leg on a cactus and needed water.
It is not clear whether the call to Brad was separate from the one to Lucy.
Now Jay’s pal Brad has opened up about their latest conversation – saying Jay was initially unconcerned about returning to their accommodation.
He told Isla Traquair on ITV’s This Morning that he could hear Jay’s feet skidding on the rocks – signaling him to veer off the road.
Brad said, “That’s how I knew he went off the road because, you know, when you’re walking on gravel, or whatever, you can… you know what I mean, rocks.”
However, he admitted he wasn’t worried at the time as Jay assured him he was fine – but told his friend to put in his location.
Brad added: “We were both, like, laughing about it. He said, ‘look where I’m at.’
He said Jay then hung up because he had another call on hold – but promised to return the phone.
Both Brad and his mum Rachel Hargreaves have vowed to stay in Tenerife “as long as necessary” to support Jay’s distraught family.
Officers on the island are now planning a massive search for Jay tomorrow and have called for volunteers to take part – despite British police refusing help.
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Authorities on the island claimed last week that they had the resources needed for the hunt.
Officials say a major all-out search will take place in Masca tomorrow from 9am.
Police have confirmed they are not looking for “general” inexperienced members of the public to join the search.
Instead, they seek the help of those who are experts in dealing with rocky terrain, as well as professional volunteers such as firefighters.
Their cry for help comes despite refusing help from their British counterparts as they insist they have all the resources they need.
Tenerife police said today: “The Guardia Civil is preparing and coordinating a major search to find a young British man missing in the village of Masca.
“We are looking for the cooperation of all these voluntary associations: Civil Protection, firefighters, etc., and even private volunteers who are experts in sudden search terrains.
“An extensive search will be conducted on Saturday, June 29 from 9am.”
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Officers search mountainous terrain Credit: Ian Whittaker
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Search teams have been searching the area last known to be Jay Zasluge: Ian Whittaker
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Search teams are using drones to help in the searchCredit: Reuters
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Police have appealed for volunteers to help in the massive searchCredit: Ian Whittaker
Jay’s distraught mum Debbie Duncan slammed police on the island last week for not allowing officers from Lancashire Constabulary to fly out to help search for her son.
She said: “I know the Spanish police mean well, but the problem we have is the language barrier, we just don’t seem to be being spoken to. I’m sure they’re doing their best.
“They told me they used dogs and drones and then they said Lancashire Police offered their resources but they turned it down but I think it would really help.
“I would feel happier if our people were overly helpful. It’s so hard not knowing where he is, the area and the terrain is rough, but the police said there are too many people up there now and it could interfere with their investigation.”
On Tuesday, police officers on the island were forced to call in reinforcements with specialist sniffer dog teams.
Rescue teams focused much of their search on a 2,000-foot chasm in the desolate Rural de Teno Park.
Now they focused on the caves near Los Carrizales—about an hour and a half’s walk from the Airbnb where Jay had gone with the two men.
Los Carrizales is a small village not far from Masca in the Teno mountains.
But police sources warned that it was “highly unlikely that Jay would have survived if he got lost in the mountains”.
Still, authorities said there were no plans to call off the search yet, despite no sign of Jay.
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Jay was seen with friend Lucy at a rave the night before he disappeared
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Missing persons posters have been put up in TenerifeCredit: Ian Whittaker
Timeline of Jay Slater’s disappearance
SUNDAY, JUNE 16 – MONDAY, JUNE 17
Jay is going to rave at the 2024 NRG music festival in Tenerife, around Arona in the south of the island
20.35 – Jay posts a smiling Snapchat video of himself laughing with friends
He leaves the rave with two men he met that day and is taken back to their accommodation on the other side of the island
MONDAY 17
7.30am – Jay posts a Snapchat of his hand holding a cigarette in the area where he was staying – near Rural Park de Teno in the north of the island
8.30am – Jay calls his friend Lucy Law and tells her he’s missed the bus, has 1% battery left on his phone and is stuck in the “middle of nowhere”.
9am – A missing persons report is filed and the search for Jay begins
TUESDAY 18
2am – The police knock on the door of Jay’s mum Debbie Duncan’s home and tell her to catch the first flight to Tenerife
7am – She flies from Manchester Airport along with her son Zak to help with the search
Debbie was sent a Snapchat message that read: “Kiss your boy goodbye, you’ll never see him again, he owes me a lot of money.”
WEDNESDAY 19
12:30 – After a false sighting, the police briefly move the search to the south of the island
Cops search his hotel room for clues as his mum says ‘there was nothing wrong’
Debbie gives heart-wrenching interview in which she talks about fears he was “kidnapped” and says “I just want my baby back”
THURSDAY 20
Officers begin the fourth day of a massive manhunt for Jay
FRIDAY 21
Lancashire police are offering to help in the search, but Tenerife authorities say they are “pleased to have the resources they need”.
The search moves to the 22,000-foot gorge in Masca – part of the area locals call “the wasteland”.
SATURDAY 22
The sixth day of the search begins as sniffer dogs, police officers, mountain rescue services and firefighters once again take to the hills of northern Tenerife
A possible new sighting of Jay placed him near a church with two men at 6pm on Monday – although police have not confirmed
Jay’s dad Warren and brother Zak visit the search site in Tenerife
SUNDAY 23
Officers are focusing their search on small outbuildings in Parc de Teno near where Jay’s phone last pinged
Jay’s mum Debbie says trolls are comparing her to Karen Matthews
A GoFundMe set up by Jay’s friend Lucy has surpassed £30,000 after just three days
Exclusive Sun footage shows Jay falling and stumbling back to the rave before disappearing
MONDAY 24
The search for Jay enters its eighth day
Police are expanding the search area north to parts of Buenavista del Norte
Jay’s dad says his family is in ‘living hell’
TUESDAY 25
British hiker found by Jay’s search teams says he ‘shouldn’t have been rescued’
Policewoman Madeleine McCann lands in Tenerife to join the search
Tenerife police are calling in reinforcements from Madrid – including specialist sniffer dogs
WEDNESDAY 26
Locals claim to have seen Jay watching the Euros
The investigator uncovers descriptions of the two men Jay dated
Cops search the exact spot where the ‘mysterious grainy figure’ was seen
THURSDAY 27
Detectives ‘fear it is unlikely Jay will be found alive if he is in the mountains’
The quest deals with a series of caves in a desolate park
The family turned to the TikTok detective for help
FRIDAY 28
The GoFundMe exceeds its goal by £10,000 as it reaches £40,000
Tenerife police announce a massive manhunt for Jay and are calling for volunteers
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