BRITISH teenager Jay Slater is believed to have been found in Tenerife near where his phone last pinged a month ago.
The apprentice bricklayer from Lancashire was on holiday with two friends when he vanished on the holiday island on June 17.
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A huge search operation was launched around the area where the Brit teen’s phone was last active – around the mountains near Masca.
Police axed the hunt after two weeks with Jay’s family continuing to search themselves.
Although formal identification has yet to take place – the body was reportedly found alongside Jay’s belongings and clothes.
Cops, firefighters, volunteers, drones, sniffer dogs and mountain rescue poured over the area where the body is thought to have been recovered today.
Police put out a statement all but confirming he had been discovered in the village of Masca.
They said the person appeared to have “suffered an accident” or a “fall” in the same area where the body was found.
A spokesman for the Civil Guard said today: “After 29 constant days of searching the lifeless body of the young man has been found in the Masca area.
“The discovery has been possible thanks to the tireless and discreet search carried out by the Civil Guard over these 29 days.
“Everything is pointing to the body being that of the young British man who disappeared on June 17, pending full identification.
“Initial inquiries are pointing to him having suffered an accident/fall in the area where he was found.”
An overseas crisis support organisation, LBT Global, later confirmed that the body was found near Jay’s belongings.
Full statement from LBT Global
LBT Global is saddened to announce that a body found in Tenerife does look to be that of Jay Slater. It is understood the body was found close to the site of his mobile phone’s last location.
Although formal identification is yet to be carried out, the body was found with Mr Slater’s possessions and clothes.
A post mortem and forensic enquiries will follow.
LBT Global are supporting the family at this distressing time and ask for everyone to afford them space and privacy to come to terms with the news.
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