Dad of Missing Jay Slater Describes It as ‘Living Hell’ as Search Continues in Tenerife
The father of missing British teenager Jay Slater has described the ongoing search for his son as “a living hell.” The search efforts have intensified as they enter the second week in Tenerife. Warren Slater, speaking to reporters in Santiago del Teide — a town approximately four miles from the search area — expressed his desperation: “I just want him found.”
On Monday, the search efforts were visible with police cars stationed at the entrance to a mountain track close to where the 19-year-old’s mobile phone signal was last detected. Jay Slater has been unaccounted for since he last communicated with a friend on the island eight days ago, reporting that he was lost, his phone battery was nearly dead, and he was in urgent need of water.
Specialist dog teams have been deployed, focusing much of their efforts near a national park in north-western Tenerife. The Slater family, following an unconfirmed sighting, has been actively engaging with the local community in Santiago del Teide. They have distributed missing person posters throughout the area, including at the tourist information center and local shops.
An emotional Warren Slater urged anyone with information to come forward: “Somebody must know something. I just want him to be found. End of.”
