The large-scale exploration tool belonging to the 19-year-old British traveller Jay Slater, which went missing on June 17 in Buenavista del Norte (Tenerife) and is currently being deployed since 9:00 a.m. this Saturday in the Masca area, is progressing smoothly with the participation of around thirty volunteers from Civil Protection and Firefighters associations.
According to sources from the Civil Guard, responsible for overseeing the operation, the area is rugged, rocky, and characterized by uneven terrain with numerous ravines, trails, and pathways.
The search started at Mirador de la Cruz de Hilda (Masca) and involved a systematic and organised exploration that will continue until dusk.
Despite the efforts of the GREIM team, backed by a helicopter, drones, and a unit of specially trained land search dogs from Madrid, the search for Slater has yielded no results after 13 days. The Civil Guard maintains that all possibilities are being considered.
Slater travelled to Tenerife with two friends for a holiday trip and to attend a music festival in the southern part of the island. In the early hours of June 16, he met two other individuals and accompanied them to a house in Teno Rural Park.
Concerns about Slater’s well-being arose when his friends reported him missing. In their last communication before his phone battery died, Slater informed them that he had missed the bus, was feeling thirsty, and was attempting to walk back to his apartment in the southern region of the island.
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