MISSING Jay Slater appears to be staggering to his feet after falling to the ground at a club in new footage obtained by The Sun.
The partygoer, 19, was seen partying at 1am last Monday at Papagayo nightclub as part of the hard dance NRG music festival in Tenerife.
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Jay, below centre, stumbles to the floor in a packed nightclub Credit: Ian Whittaker
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Exclusive Sun footage shows him getting to his feet Credit: Ian Whittaker
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The teenager can be seen struggling to regain his balanceCredit: Ian Whittaker
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Jay traveled to Tenerife for a festival before he went missing on MondayCredit: MEN Media
Our video shows revelers partying on a packed dance floor as the trance anthem blares through the room and strobe lights cut through the air.
As a cloud of smoke erupts from the machine, engulfing the club members, several guys turn their heads to Jay, who appears to be on the ground.
He is then seen standing with his shirt hanging around his neck, seemingly unsteady on his feet.
One partygoer, 20, said: “It was a good atmosphere, there was heavy dance music and everyone was having a good time vibing away.
“I wanted to remember the moment so I started filming, and then I saw a guy stumbling in front of me.
“You could see him get up from the ground, everyone turned to look. They looked a little worried.
“At first I had no idea it was Jay, he was a lot worse for wear. He was with several guys and a girl.
“Only after we read The Sun and saw his pictures. I watched my videos and my blood ran cold, knowing he was gone.
“All our friends saw it the next day, we were all shocked thinking it could have been me.”
Raver, who was on his first trip to the festival with seven friends, said most of the attendees at the three-day event were between the ages of 18 and 25.
He added: “Drugs were being sold but the festival was well run and security was secure. No one felt pressured to do anything.
“When you hear about things that could happen to people, it makes you rethink everything, a quick decision can become your last.”
It comes as…
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Jay, center, stumbles on the floor of a crowded nightclub Credit: Ian Whittaker
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Search and rescue is searching several outbuildings near Jay’s last known location
The video captured the moment DJ BLK played to the crowd. It is not clear how long Jay stayed at the club, which closed around 4am.
The NRG festival, a series of high-beats-per-minute parties, attracts tens of thousands of punters and invites them to go wild all night long.
The search for Lancashire lad Jay continues today, with search teams fighting their way through dense foliage at a 2,000ft deep gorge in rural Masca.
Jay, from Oswaldtwistle, went missing on Monday morning after leaving two friends he met at a club at their small AirBnb cottage near the remote village of Masca.
He called his friend Lucy Law and told her he was exhausted and thirsty, with only one percent of battery on his phone.
Walking from Jay’s last known location to his accommodation would take about 11 hours of walking.
Mum Debbie Duncan revealed a witness had gone to police and claimed to have seen the teenager sitting on a bench 3.5 miles away in Santiago del Teide, about ten hours after he was last heard from.
The police have not confirmed this and are not responding to inquiries.
Meanwhile, the detective turned TV investigator who yesterday exposed the horrific crimes of Jimmy Savile and investigated the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has offered to help Debbie find Jay.
Mark Williams-Thomas revealed he had contacted her amid mounting speculation about what happened to the tourist.
Search teams trying to find Jay on Sunday narrowed their efforts to small buildings near where his phone last pinged Monday morning.
Guardia Civil officers could be seen circling two structures at the bottom of a gorge near Masca in the Rural de Teno park – which locals call the wastelands.
Efforts appear to be focused on one area after days of searches in the rural mountain village of Masca and the surrounding countryside.
They were seen looking at the blue barrels outside one of the small buildings.
The effort comes after Debbie made a direct plea to her missing son, saying: “We just need you home.”
Debbie said she “hasn’t slept” since the 19-year-old disappeared.
She said she did not know whether the Spanish authorities rejected the offer of help from the UK because they saw it as an “insult”.
She added: “We’re not getting along. I’m not getting along very well at all.
“I haven’t slept, I’m exhausted. It’s been horrible. I can’t give him up, I just can’t.
“People say, ‘Yes, I understand’ – no, you don’t, you don’t.
“We just need you home – we just need him home.”
NRG Festival released a statement saying it was able to “provide some practical support” to Jay’s family, including hotel rooms.
A GoFundMe page for Mr Slater’s family has raised more than £30,000 and says it will go to family and friends who remain in Tenerife while the search continues.
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Jay seen with friend Lucy Law at the rave on Sunday night
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Jay, left, gets back to his feet after falling at the club Credit: Ian Whittaker
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Spanish policemen peer into blue barrels next to a rural outbuildingCredit: PA
Timeline of Jay Slater’s disappearance
Ellie Doughty, foreign news reporter
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 saying: “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 southern part 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
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