MISSING Jay Slater is believed to be lost in an area of Tenerife that locals call the “badlands”, it emerged last night.
The five-day search for the 19-year-old has now reached a 2,000-foot-deep ravine in a remote, desert park.
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Helicopters were seen flying overhead as firefighters, volunteers and police searched the dangerous cactus-filled terrain below.
Jonathan Stones, who moved to Tenerife more than two decades ago at the age of 13, said the Teno Nature Reserve is one of the most inhospitable places on the island.
He told The Sun: “The location where Jay was last located via his mobile phone is where he has the least chance of survival.
“The desolate landscapes surrounding the island’s vacation spots are called ‘malpais’ by locals – a word that translates into English as ‘bad land’.”
The former journalist, 50, warned that the scorching heat could be deceiving, with comfortable temperatures in the morning turning into scorching highs by 11am.
He added: “With no shade in sight, no water available and a deep ravine, the sun becomes an even fiercer adversary.
“And the gloomy respite offered by the hilltops is short-lived.
“The sun moves quickly across the mountainsides and anyone who hides behind a craggy outcrop is soon driven from his hiding place in search of the next one.
“I desperately hope this is a riddle solved in time for Jay to be safely reunited with his family.”
Jay’s last known location was on a mountain road on the northwest side of the island.
The Apprentice a bricklayer, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancs, traveled to a rented property in the village of Masca with two friends he met at a party.
The Airbnb owner revealed that Jay asked about a local bus before attempting the nearly 11-hour walk back to his hotel.
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