Amateur sleuths taking over search for missing Jay Slater, 19, claim they have found new clue after Spanish police call off rescue mission

01/07/2024

Family and friends have vowed to continue Tenerife hunt for missing 19-year-old as volunteer plans to target new areas; An ex-Scotland Yard officer has said Spanish police should re-examine Airbnb where he was hours before disappearing and allow British officers to help; Jay Slater's father revealed he is 'disappointed' after just six volunteers turn up to join the hunt for his son in Tenerife; The missing teenager's family have accused Spanish police of keeping the family in the dark.

Amateur sleuths who have taken over the search for Jay Slater claim they have found a pair of sunglasses that could belong to the missing teenager.

On Sunday, police announced that their two-week search of the Masca gorge where Jay's mobile last pinged had ended but they were keeping the 'investigation open with all avenues being maintained'.

However, they refused to elaborate and TikTokkers have started their own investigations.

Now, one of the sleuths says a pair of sunglasses has been found on a remote Tenerife mountain that could belong to missing raver Jay Slater.

The alleged discovery was revealed by TikTok climber Paul Arnott, 29, who has been working with the family in searching for Jay since he disappeared two weeks ago.

However, the video on his channel has since been deleted.

On day 14 of the search for missing Jay:

Family and friends have vowed to continue Tenerife hunt for missing 19-year-old as volunteer plans to target new areas;
An ex-Scotland Yard officer has said Spanish police should re-examine Airbnb where he was hours before disappearing and allow British officers to help;
Jay Slater's father revealed he is 'disappointed' after just six volunteers turn up to join the hunt for his son in Tenerife;
The missing teenager's family have accused Spanish police of keeping the family in the dark.

Amateur sleuths who have taken over the search for Jay Slater claim they have found a pair of sunglasses that could belong to the missing teenager. Pictured: The teenager the day before he went missing

A sleuth claimed a pair of sunglasses has been found on a remote Tenerife mountain that could belong to missing raver Jay Slater

The dramatic development was revealed by Tik Tok climber Paul Arnott, 29, who has been working with the family in searching for Jay since he disappeared two weeks ago

Jay's mother Debbie Duncan has said she is praying her son does not 'come back in a body bag'. They are pictured here together

Jay's father Warren along with with Jay's mother Debbie and a number of his friends have flown to the Spanish island to help over the past two weeks

Warren Slater (right), 58, and his son Zak (left), 24, pictured alongside dozens of volunteers at the remote mountain spot outside the village of Masca where Jay's mobile phone last pinged

Despite a massive search involving dogs, drones, helicopters and mountain rescue teams there has been no trace of Jay and fears are growing for his safety

A group of volunteers have answered the Spanish police's call for help and are assisting them comb the rugged mountain area where the missing raver Jay Slater, 19, went missing following a night out in Tenerife's Playa de las Americas resort on June 17

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Jay's desperate family have called in the help of one TikTok sleuth - Paul Arnott (pictured). He has blasted a police search on his TikTok account as a 'PR exercise'

The 29-year-old, who runs the TikTok account Down the Rapids and describes himself as an 'explorer', has been searching for Jay since Saturday. He has posted more than 70 videos since, racking up millions of views

Guardia Civil agent Cipriano Martin has confirmed the two mystery men who invited Jay Slater back to their Airbnb hours before he vanished 'don't have any relevance whatsoever for the case'

Guardia Civil agent Cipriano Martin has now confirmed the two mystery men who invited Jay Slater back to their Airbnb hours before he vanished 'don't have any relevance whatsoever for the case'

Family members have been handed the sunglasses, which were found by an army expat named only as Chris who lives on the Spanish holiday island.

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Paul told MailOnline: 'There have been some new developments and these sunglasses could be key.

'They were found by an army guy called Chris who lives here. I don't want to go into too much detail yet but the family have them and are looking at them.

'They could be Jay's they are very similar to ones he has and we are waiting to see. It could be very significant.'

Mr Arnott, from Flitwick, Bedfordshire, told MailOnline: 'The police say they have searched everywhere but I'm not happy with that.

'If they had searched everywhere they would have found him, but they haven't and I'm convinced he is on that mountain.

'I've been along ridges and gullies they haven't been down and now I intend to look at two other ravines.

Police have been concentrating their search on a ravine further along the national park, with caves near Los Carrizales being investigated

Spanish police released footage on Thursday afternoon showing officers moving on foot through some of the rough and remote terrain

Mr Arnott revealed he had refused help from Jay's family and said: 'They are so amazing and lovely. They just want to find Jay and I want to help them'

On Saturday, a search took place in Masca, where the local police have asked volunteers to help with the search for Jay Slater

Yesterday morning the mountain side near Masca where the search parties gathered for two weeks was quiet on the hillside

'They say they have searched everywhere but in my opinion that haven't and that's why I am carrying on.'

Mr Arnott also revealed he had refused help from Jay's family and said: 'They are so amazing and lovely. They just want to find Jay and I want to help them.

'They keep offering to pay for my food and accommodation, but I keep telling them no. I don't want anything and I don't want anything from the Go Fund Me site.

'What I would be interested in doing is setting up my own fund to pay for a team from Scotland mountain rescue to come out here.'