A body has been discovered in the search for British teenager Jay Slater, who went missing while on holiday in Tenerife. A spokesperson for the Civil Guard announced today that after 29 days of continuous searching, the lifeless body of the young man was found in the Masca area.

They said the discovery was made possible by the "unwavering and discreet" efforts of the Civil Guard over the past 29 days.It is believed that the body is that of the missing British man who disappeared on June 17, although full identification is pending.

Initial investigations suggest that he may have experienced an accident or fall in the area where he was found.

Jay, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, travelled to the Spanish island for a music festival with his friend Lucy and another friend. He was last heard from at around 8am on Monday, June 17 when he called Lucy to tell her his phone had 1% battery and he needed water.

He said he was lost after staying in an apartment with people he met following a night out. Lucy said the apartment they were staying in was in "the middle of nowhere". She added Jay "would not have realised" the distance from where they were staying.

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In a statement to the M.E.N, Lancashire Police said:

"We have today (Monday, July 15) been notified by the Guardia Civil that they have found the body of a man and that the indications are that this is Jay Slater.

"While at this stage no formal identification has been carried out our thoughts are very much with Jay’s family at this time, and we continue to offer them our support."

A body found in Tenerife thought to be Jay Slater is understood to have been found close to his mobile phone’s last location and with his possessions and clothes.

LBT Global, a charity providing practical support for British nationals missing, killed or in crisis overseas, has now confirmed that the possessions and clothes of Mr Slater were found with the body.

You can read the full statement here.

A body has been found by Spanish police searching for missing Briton Jay Slater, it has been reported.

The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared after setting off to walk back to his accommodation on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife on June 17.

In a widely reported statement, Spanish police said a body had been found in the Masca area by the Civil Guard’s mountain rescue team.

M.E.N reporter Stephen Topping is LIVE on Facebook now from the Masca area in Tenerife.

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Spanish police have issued a statement after a body was found in the Jay Slater search. Authorities issued the major update today, Monday, July 15, after a month long search for the missing 19-year-old who vanished on Monday, June 17.

Jay, an apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, had been on the island with two friends for a three-day music festival. The 19-year-old vanished on the morning of Monday, June 17 as he attempted to make his way back to the town of Los Christianos, where he was staying with his friends Lucy Law and Brad Hargreaves.

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."

Read the full statement here.

The Spanish Civil Guard has given an "initial" suspected cause of death for a body found in the search for Jay Slater. The 19-year-old, from Lancashire, was last seen four weeks ago on the island of Tenerife.

Emergency services, followed by Jay's family and friends, and volunteers, searched tirelessly for Jay after he disappeared from the village of Masca. In an update today, Monday, Spanish police confirmed a body had been found in the Masca area, adding that everything pointed to the body being that of the young British man who disappeared on June 17.

The body has not yet been identified. The Civil Guard said its "initial inquiries are pointing to him having suffered an accident/fall in the area where he was found.

Authorities issued the major update bringing an end to the search for the missing 19-year-old who vanished on Monday, June 17. Jay, an apprentice bricklayer, had been on the island with two friends for a three-day music festival.

Full story here.

A body has been found in the search for British teenager Jay Slater who disappeared on holiday in Tenerife.

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.”

Authorities issued the major update bringing an end to the search for the missing 19-year-old who vanished on Monday, June 17. Jay, an apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, had been on the island with two friends for a three-day music festival.

Full story here.

A body has been found in the search for Jay Slater.

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.”

A specialist search team is set to help find Jay Slater as it approaches a month since the teenager was last seen in Tenerife.

The BBC reported that non-profit Signi Zoekhonden, based in the Netherlands, is sending over a group of five specialist volunteers and four dogs to the Canary Island, with a sixth person to join on Monday. Jay, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire has been missing on the Canary Island since June 17.

After the local police halted their search efforts on Sunday, June 30, the family looked further afield for help finding Jay. The 19-year-old partied at a nightclub in the south of Tenerife before leaving with two men and staying with them at an Airbnb in Masca.

He left the accommodation and after missing a bus told a friend that he was going to try and walk back to where he had been staying in the south - a trek that would take about 11 hours - before his battery went dead. Nothing has been seen or heard of him since.

On Sunday, July 14, Marieke Krans, one of the volunteers flying to the Canary Island, discussed the search mission with the BBC from Brussels Airport. She told the corporation they will use drones in the search subject to flight permission from local authorities.

She told the BBC: "We are very committed to come and we are confident in the dogs and in ourselves. Our dogs are trained to find people, both alive or dead, and have more skills. They can search underwater, and up mountains, whatever it may be."

Full story here

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