Jay Slater rescue workers ‘find human remains’

Police have said 'evidence strongly suggests' the remains are those of the teenager

Reuters reports that the remains were found in the area where the teenager went missing.

In a post on social media, Canarias Radio said the Civil Guard had found a body in the village of Masca.

The station wrote on X: "All indications point to it being Jay Slater, the young British man who disappeared on 17 June in Tenerife.

"The first investigations point to an accident or fall in the area," it added.

Efforts are underway to identify the body, but Spanish police have told Sky News that "evidence strongly suggests" the remains are those of the 19-year-old.

Slater has been missing since June 17, when he disappeared after attending a music festival on the island.

Police believe he returned to a rented accommodation in the village of Masca with two British tourists he had befriended at the NRG music festival, which was taking place that weekend in the popular holiday destination of Costa Adeje.

He was last heard from at around 08:00 BST the following day (June 17) when he phoned his friend Lucy Law, telling her he had missed a bus and had tried to walk the 10-hour journey but was lost.

He said he needed water and only had one per cent battery left on his phone.

His phone then cut off, and his last known location was shown as the national park.

Rescue efforts centred on the Rural de Teno Park, situated on the other side of Tenerife to where Slater and his friends were staying.

For two weeks, the Guardia Civil conducted an extensive search of the remote, mountainous area north-west of the island where Jay was last seen.