Search continues for Lancashire teenager missing in Tenerife

Rescuers are continuing to search for a Lancashire teenager who has gone missing whilst on holiday in Tenerife.

Jay Slater, from Oswaldtwistle, was on holiday to the spanish island with a friend, when he went missing.

The 19-year-old was last heard from on Monday morning as he told a friend he planned to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus.

That journey is expected to take 11 hours, but he has not been seen since.

Hi friend Lucy says she had received a call from Jay at around 8.15am on Monday after he missed the bus and was trying to walk back although he had said he was lost, needed a drink of water and had only 1% battery on his phone.

His phone then cut off, with his last location showing as a mountainous area known as the Rural de Teno park.

Rescue efforts are now underway, with searches continuing by specialist search teams.

It's also thought Jay's mum has also flown out to the island.

A Civil Guard spokeswoman in Tenerife has told a national newspaper that "everything possible" was being done to find Mr Slater.

"A specialist Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group called the Greim have been mobilised.

"A police helicopter is also out and focusing on the area around the village of Masca.

"Other emergency services including firefighters have also been mobilised.

"Everything possible is being done to try to find the missing man."

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said: "We are supporting the family of a British man who has been reported missing in Spain and are in contact with the local authorities."

Hear the latest news on Downtown on FM, DAB, smart speaker or the Rayo app.