A friend of Jay Slater has said the two British men he was last seen with actually met the teenager three days prior.
28.06.2024 - 12:21 / ok.co.uk
Jay Slater's best friend has revealed the details of his final video call with the missing teen and said he was "praying he comes home every night". Speaking with permission and support from Jay's mum Debbie Duncan, teenager Brad spoke to the show's Isla Traquair about Jay's "zest for life", as well as giving details their final call together - which he says revealed Jay had walked off the main road and onto rough terrain.
On today's show (Friday, 28 June) Isla said she'd been spending time with Jay's "tight knit" family who had flown to Tenerife and were desperately hoping for a positive outcome, despite Oswaldtwistle-born Jay now missing for 14 days. "We're at that point in the investigation where it's accepted if Jay was out here, if he got stuck in this terrain, the likelihood is they are looking for a body," Isla told viewers.
"However his family and friends are desperately trying to hang on to any alternative that would mean he's still alive, no matter how unpalatable the idea of an abduction might be. I've spent time with his family, they are tight knit, and they are desperately trying to navigate this." She then went on to speak to Brad, who was staying with the apprentice bricklayer outside Playa de las Americas to attend a music festival, who said his missing pal "lived life to the fullest".
When discussing their final video call, Isla asked Brad: "You could see hit feet and he was actually sliding down the hill, you could hear the rocks?" Agreeing with her, Brad said: "Yeah, that’s how I knew he went off the road because I could hear like when you walk on gravel… stones." Brad said he wasn't concerned at the time and they were "both laughing about it." "He goes: 'I'm walking all down that road'... he went over
.A friend of Jay Slater has said the two British men he was last seen with actually met the teenager three days prior.
A This Morning star and former Scotland Yard detective has voiced his concerns that Spanish authorities may be overlooking vital leads in the search for missing Brit Jay Slater. Ex-cop Peter Bleksley, who appears regularly on the daytime TV show alongside presenters including Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard, highlighted a significant flaw in the Guardia Civil's approach, suggesting their unwavering adherence to the theory that 19 year old Jay simply got lost in Tenerife's challenging landscape could be hindering the investigation. Earlier this week, Peter's This Morning colleague, crime reporter Isla Traquair, was slammed for flying out to join the hunt.
TikTok star Paul Arnott has shared the three crucial clues he's hunting for in the search for missing teen Jay Slater. The 29 year old from Flitwick, Bedfordshire, has joined the rescue mission in northwest Tenerife to find the 19 year old Lancashire lad who vanished on 17 June.This Morning's Isla Traquair was last week reporting from where Jay was last seen, as she came under fire for flying out to Tenerife. Meanwhile, another This Morning star believes police have made a 'crucial error' in the hunt for Jay.
Tenerife police are reportedly investigating a fresh lead in the puzzling case of missing British teenager Jay Slater.
A TikTok star who flew to Tenerife to hunt for missing Jay Slater made an unpleasant admission about his quest on This Morning. Paul Arnott, who operates the popular Down the Rapids page with over 153k followers, joined in the search for the missing 19 year old and was interviewed by the telly show's crime reporter, Isla Traquair, on Thursday, 27 June.
As the search for missing teen Jay Slater continues, crime journalist and This Morning star Isla Traquair was seen on Thursday, 27 June, reporting live from the spot where the teen went missing on 17 June. The 44-year-old hopes to join the search in a bid to find out what had happened to Jay. A GoFundMe account, which has raised around £35,000 had been set up to help, which Jay’s family have withdrawn funds from.
British TikToker Paul Arnott, known for his Down the Rapids page with more than 153,000 followers, has joined the search for missing teen Jay Slater and is set to meet with the lad's family today. Arnott, who shelled out £400 for a flight from Fort William to Tenerife on Saturday to help in the search, has been in touch with the mum of Bradley Hargreaves, a mate of Jay's who was also holidaying with him and Lucy Mae Law.The 29 year old shared: "I'm meeting the family today.They said they wanted to meet me.They said they're really proud of what I'm doing.
Viewers of This Morning have hit out at the show for sending a reporter to the Jay Slater search in Tenerife just days after hosts warned against flying out to the island.
The programme encountered a slight hiccup on Thursday as Ben Shephard was charmingly diverted. He and his This Morning co-host Cat Deeley were in the midst of teasing the day's content when the interruption happened.
A top detective who helped expose Jimmy Savile says he is trying to track down the two mysterious men last seen with missing teenager Jay Slater, revealing crucial new leads in the case.
This Morning has been slammed by viewers after one of its stars flew to Tenerife to join the search for missing British teen Jay Slater. Crime journalist Isla Traquair, a regular on the daytime telly show, was seen on Thursday, 27 June, reporting live from the spot near where Jay, 19, went missing 13 days ago on the Spanish island. On Wednesday's show, Isla had suggested that Jay could have taken a shortcut through hilly undergrowth in an attempt to navigate his way home from a winding mountain road more swiftly.
A This Morning star has jetted to Tenerife to join the search for missing British teen Jay Slater. Award-winning crime journalist Isla Traquair, a regular on the daytime telly show, was seen on Thursday, 27 June, reporting live from the spot near where Jay, 19, went missing 13 days ago on the Spanish island. Isla's report to Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard in the studio included footage of the Airbnb where apprentice bricklayer Jay was last seen, as well as the road he is thought to have walked along after deciding not to wait for a bus on the morning he went missing.
Missing Jay Slater's mum has announced she is withdrawing £36,000 from an online fundraiser launched to help find her missing son. Debbie Duncan, who flew to Tenerife after the 19-year-old disappeared last Monday, announced the move via the GoFundMe.
As the hunt for missing teen Jay Slater continues in Tenerife, TV shows from Good Morning Britain to Loose Women have all examined his shocking disappearance. On Wednesday, 26 June, it was This Morning's turn to focus on the 12 day old investigation, after 19 year old apprentice bricklayer Jay vanished without trace.The show cast light onto 'armchair sleuth' theories about Jay, focusing on speculation which could hinder ongoing police investigations and cause further distress to Jay's already-concerned family. TV personalities have also weighed in on the situation, with GMB's Susanna Reid labelling it the "worst nightmare" any parent could face, and an "utter mystery".
This Morning came under fire over its coverage of missing British teen Jay Slater, who disappeared 12 days ago on the Spanish island of Tenerife.The popular ITV show focused its attention on the 'armchair detective' theories surrounding 19 year old apprentice bricklayer Jay's disappearance on Wednesday's show, 26 June, and how speculation was potentially damaging for the ongoing police investigation, not to mention distressing for Jay's family. It followed reports that Tenerife locals had 'spotted' Jay, who's from Oswaldtwistle, watching the Euros matches – after the mayor of a nearby town made the claims.
This Morning star Isla Traquair has revealed she was cheated on by her ex-partner, who she caught liking photos of an underwear model on social media. The former ITV and Channel 5 news presenter appeared on the ITV daytime programme on Tuesday, June 25 to discuss 'micro-cheating' - a term that refers to small breaches of trust in a relationship that don't pass the threshold into a physical affair.
Employees at the bar where Jay Slater partied the night before he disappeared have been left devastated after he vanished without a trace.
Nestled in the mountainous landscape of north west Tenerife, sits the quaint village of Masca. The tiny village, home to only around 90 inhabitants, boasts an amazing vantage point for views of the surrounding peaks and the North Atlantic Ocean.
Sky News.During the short phone call, he said he had missed a bus trying to get back to his holiday accommodation so was attempting to walk instead – a journey that takes 11 hours.Urgent searches, involving Civil Guard officers, firefighters and mountain rescuers, have been ongoing in the vast area since his disappearance.Explainer | Search continues for British teen one week after he went missing in Tenerife.
A possible new sighting of Jay Slater in Tenerife has been shared by the missing teenager's heartbroken family. The grainy CCTV image is understood to be from Santiago del Teide at about 6pm last Monday, June 17 - ten hours after his last confirmed appearance in Masca on the island.