Lancashire Police issues Jay Slater statement after body found in search in Tenerife
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLancashire Police has issued a statement following the discovery of a body in Tenerife in the search for Jay Slater. The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, went missing on the Spanish island on the morning of June 17. Desperate searches have been ongoing ever since, and today (July 15), exactly four weeks since the teenager disappeared, Spanish police said that a body had been discovered.
The Civil Guard said the human remains had been found in the Masca area, which is where Jay is believed to have gone missing.
Police said 'everything is pointing to the body being that of Jay'. Follow live updates in our blog HERE They believe he 'may have suffered an accident or fall in the area'.
The body has not yet been formally identified. In light of the discovery, Lancashire Police have today issued a statement. The force officers thoughts to Jay's family.
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