Jay Slater search hope as locals say efforts could be boosted by upcoming event
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe hunt for missing Jay Slater in Tenerife could be aided by the upcoming partridge hunting season, locals hope. Apprentice bricklayer Jay, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, disappeared on the Spanish island on June 17.
He was last seen leaving an Airbnb in the north of the island, close to the village of Masca, at around 8am that morning. The 19 year-old, who was on holiday with his pals Lucy Law, 18, and Brad Hargreaves, 19, had previously been partying at the Papagayo nightclub in Playa de las Americas, before leaving the event with two British men to go back to the rented property.
His last known location was the Rural de Teno Park in the north of the island – which was about an 11-hour walk back to his accommodation. READ MORE: Jay Slater TV detective theory on ‘real reason’ teen ‘wouldn’t wait for lift back’ to Tenerife apartment The Guardia Civil called off the search for the teenager after helicopters, drones and search dogs were deployed to find him.
However friends, family and volunteers are continuing to look for him in the treacherous, mountainous region. And locals say those efforts will likely be aided by the partridge hunting season which begins soon, as there will be more people with dogs walking through the area. "There will be different people in the area and a better chance of finding him" a woman in the tiny, picturesque village of Los Carrizales told Sky News.
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