RECENTLY released photos show Jay Slater relaxing with friends at a pool party just two days before he disappeared in Tenerife.
The 19-year-old – who has been missing for 11 days – can be seen holding a cup and wearing camouflage shorts at the Hard Rock Hotel in Playa de las Americas.
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His friend Lucy, the last person Jay spoke to on the phone, appears to be talking to another group of men while Jay is alone.
In another photo, Jay wears sunglasses and relaxes by the pool with friends.
They were shared on social media by a tourist who says she found them in her phone’s camera roll.
The photos were taken on June 15th – on the second day of the NRG festival, Jay, from Lancashire, flew to Tenerife to go with two friends.
Just two days later, Jay disappeared – and hasn’t been seen or heard from since.
After going to a rave that ended in the early hours of June 17, Jay went to Masca with two Brits he met that night.
He shared a final Airbnb Snapchat of a hand holding a cigarette at 7:30 am.
Apprentice bricklayer Jay then tried to get back to his holiday accommodation – an 11-hour walk away.
But at around 8.50am he made one last frantic call to his friend Lucy, telling her he was lost in the “middle of nowhere”, had no water and had just one per cent battery on his phone.
This triggered a massive search operation involving helicopters, drones and sniffer dogs.
Rescuers have been focusing their efforts on the more than 600-meter-high Masca ravine in the north.
That’s where his phone last signaled a nearby cell tower.
Investigators looking for Jay are using drones and dogs to search the area where his phone lost signal.
Earlier this week, Tenerife police called in reinforcements from Madrid – including specialized sniffer dogs adept at searching wide areas.
Come as…
It turns out that former detective Mark Williams-Thomas has revealed descriptions of the two mystery men Jay partied with before he disappeared.
Mark, who worked on the Madeleine McCann case, said the men were “key witnesses” and said they were both black and in their 30s and 40s.
They are said to be from Luton, Bedfordshire, and one of them is known by the nickname “Johnny Vegas”.
Neither of them are believed to have been to the NRG music festival, where Jay spent the day partying before disappearing.
One of the men was described as being around 6ft tall, rather stocky and with short, dark hair.
He was seen wearing an orange bracelet and drinking Hennessy brandy the night he was with Jay.
Mark said he will release an image of one of the men if they refuse to come forward and help with the investigation.
Meanwhile, police searched the exact spot where a mysterious “grainy figure” was seen.
Our exclusive footage showed a police officer searching a location where the missing teenager was reported in Santiago del Teide.
A police officer with a flashlight and another man are seen searching the area for clues, at one point examining a red container.
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The pair then walk towards the town hall, before returning to the church and waiting near the road.
Previous grainy footage taken from the same location showed a figure the teenager’s family is praying he will be.
It comes amid claims from a local mayor Jay was seen “celebrating” in a bar while watching the Euros.
Residents of Santiago del Teide claim to have seen the 19-year-old on a bank 10 hours after his last phone call.
The city’s mayor revealed that bizarre new reports had been made in Los Gigantes, 8 miles away on the coast.
Emilio Jose Navarro said several residents told police that Jay was enjoying watching the soccer tournament.
He said: “Police from the local council carried out some interviews with people who might have seen him.
“Some people think he may have been in the coastal area of the municipality, they saw him celebrating in a bar during the days when the Euro Cup games were taking place”.
And he added: “We know that the Judiciary Police is investigating the City Hall’s security cameras, which are more for tourist purposes than security.
“They are also working with the company that manages these cameras, it is the Guardia Civil that takes care of this.”
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Timeline of Jay Slater’s Disappearance
SUNDAY, JUNE 16 – MONDAY, 17
Jay goes to a rave at the NRG 2024 music festival in Tenerife, near Arona in the south of the island
8:35pm – Jay posts a smiling Snapchat video of him laughing with friends
He leaves the rave with two men he met that day and is taken back to his accommodations on the other side of the island.
MONDAY 17
7:30 am – Jay posts a Snapchat of a hand holding a cigarette in the area where the accommodation was located – near the Teno rural park, in the north of the island
8:30 am – Jay calls his friend Lucy Law and says he missed a bus, still had one percent battery left on his phone and got stuck in the “middle of nowhere”
9am – A missing persons report is filed and the search for Jay begins
TUESDAY 18
2am – The police knock on the door of Jay’s mother Debbie Duncan’s house and tell her to catch the first flight to Tenerife
7am – She leaves Manchester airport alongside her son Zak to help with the search
Debbie receives a Snapchat message saying “Kiss your boy goodbye, you’ll never see him again, he owes me a lot of money.”
WEDNESDAY 19
12:30 pm – Police briefly move the search to the south of the island after a false sighting
Cops search his hotel room for clues as his mother says “there was nothing untoward there”
Debbie gives a moving interview where she shares her fear that he was “taken” and says “I just want my baby back”
THURSDAY 20
Police begin fourth day of massive search for Jay
FRIDAY THE 21ST
Lancashire Police offer to help with the search, but Tenerife authorities say they are “pleased to have the resources they need”
The search turns to a 22,000-foot ravine in Masca – part of an area nicknamed the “badlands” by locals
SATURDAY 22
Sixth day of search begins with sniffer dogs, police, mountain rescue and firefighters returning to the hills in northern Tenerife
Possible new sighting of Jay puts him near a church with two men at 6pm on Monday – although not confirmed by police
Jay’s father Warren and brother Zak visit the search site in Tenerife
SUNDAY 23
Officers focus their search on small outbuildings in Teno Park, near where Jay’s phone last rang.
Jay’s mom Debbie says trolls are comparing her to Karen Matthews
GoFundMe set up by Jay’s friend Lucy surpasses £30,000 after just three days
Exclusive Sun footage shows Jay appearing to fall and trip at a rave before disappearing
MONDAY 24
Search for Jay enters eighth day
Police expand search area north to parts of Buenavista del Norte
Jay’s dad says his family is in ‘hell’
TUESDAY 25
British climber found by Jay search teams says he ‘didn’t need saving’
Madeleine McCann police officer arrives in Tenerife to join the search
Tenerife police call in reinforcements from Madrid – including specialist sniffer dogs
WEDNESDAY 26
Residents claim to have seen Jay watching Euros
Investigator reveals descriptions of two men Jay partied with
Cops search exact spot where ‘mysterious grainy figure’ was seen
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