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29.06.2024 - 17:01
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The search on foot has ended today, the chief of the Civil Guard's mountain rescue operation has said, after helicopters have spent hours circling the colossal ravines that are at the epicentre of the search of missing Jay Slater.
Warren Slater, 58, and his son Zak, 24, were seen today alongside emergency services and volunteers at the remote mountain spot outside the village of Masca where Jay's mobile phone last pinged.
Two police helicopters have spent more than three hours flying around the main search areas that are the focus for emergency workers, rescuers, and volunteers. Another search began today, after the Civil Guard put out a call to arms to redouble efforts to look for the missing 19-year-old.
The Civil Guard recalled all emergency workers, including mountain rescue and firefighters, to help with today’s search (June 29). And as the search runs into its 13th day, Spanish police urged any volunteers with mountain experience to come forward and help.
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Just half-a-dozen volunteers joined the efforts this morning, with around 30 members of official emergency service bodies heading out into treacherous conditions to search for the 19-year-old from Lancashire. The searchers have been amongst thick and sharp cacti, and dense vegetation.
But the Civil Guard was confident as it gave its first press conference of the search as the emergency workers and volunteers gathered for a briefing ahead of today’s searching. Cipriano Martin, chief of the mountain rescue team of the Guardia Civil, said the two British men who were with Jay Slater at a rural Airbnb rental the night before he went missing are of 'no