Missing Jay Slater's mum 'at her wit's end' as search efforts continue for another gruelling week
manchestereveningnews.co.ukJay Slater's heartbroken mum has said she is 'at her wit's end' as major search efforts to find her son continue in Tenerife for another gruelling week.
19-year-old Jay, from Lancashire, has now been missing since June 17, when he disappeared in the mountains of north west Tenerife.
He had stayed at an Airbnb rental the night before he vanished after 'walking off alone'. On the ninth day of the rescue mission, that has seen the Civil Guard, fire crews and mountain rescue teams deployed to the vast and 'treacherous' Rural de Teno Park, Jay's mum Debbie Duncan said she has 'barely slept' and that she is 'at her wit's end with worry'. READ MORE Jay Slater: Police 'keeping open mind' as rescue teams 'expand immense mountain search area' "It's been a week now and it's been awful.
I've barely slept and I'm at my wits' end," she told the Daily Mail. "The Spanish police are doing a good job and we are getting updated from the consulate so we just put our faith in them." The 19-year-old was reported missing on June 17 while on a holiday with friends.
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