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Missing lad in Tenerife, Jay Slater

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JenniferEccles Sat 22-Jun-24 09:54:02

It’s every parents worst nightmare isn’t it? Our teens get to the stage of wanting to go away on holiday with a group of friends, and most of the time of course everything is fine and they have a great time.

This lad’s parents though must be suffering agonies. I do hope he’s soon found safe and well.

Germanshepherdsmum Sat 22-Jun-24 11:54:04

Interesting …

Jaxjacky Sat 22-Jun-24 11:53:16

I’m not surprised GG, sadly. Thanks.

GrannyGravy13 Sat 22-Jun-24 11:51:54

I have just seen this 🙊🙉🙈

Germanshepherdsmum Sat 22-Jun-24 11:45:01

Over £30k? Madness. Reading what has been said about him on here, I wonder if that is part of the plan?

Jaxjacky Sat 22-Jun-24 11:44:36

Allegedly the two men he went off with flew back to the UK early last week, 5/6 days before their villa rental ended.

Indeed a lot more going on than is being reported GG

maddyone Sat 22-Jun-24 11:43:04

Do you think it’s to do with drugs?

GrannyGravy13 Sat 22-Jun-24 11:42:36

Unfortunately Sago I think you are correct.

I feel for his parents though, they must be in shreds

maddyone Sat 22-Jun-24 11:42:30

Why was he in Tenerife do you think Sago?

Sago Sat 22-Jun-24 11:38:50

Another GFM page with 30K plus already.

The boy was in Tenerife for nefarious reasons.

This is not just a missing boy.

GrannyGravy13 Sat 22-Jun-24 11:21:29

Iam64

There’s a significant back story here.

Yes there is.

I do not trust the young woman who has been interviewed by the media but refuses to show her face. She has alleged that she was the last person to talk to Jay Slater, she is the one saying he went off in a car with two men after the after party

I assume the police would have been able to trace them if they were staying in the accommodation next to the lady who saw him at the bus stop. He also posted a selfie on his social media account from outside the accommodation.

maddyone Sat 22-Jun-24 11:20:11

Maybe my original assessment was too naive.

maddyone Sat 22-Jun-24 11:19:20

Oh, I didn’t know anything about any of that GG. It might give the story about him leaving with two men more credence. I don’t know. Whatever has happened I don’t think there’ll be a happy ending.

Galaxy Sat 22-Jun-24 11:19:09

Yes not sure wilderness survival tips would help in this case. It seems to be much more complex that that.

Quokka Sat 22-Jun-24 11:18:48

Something doesn’t quite sit right about this case.

Sparklefizz Sat 22-Jun-24 11:14:27

maddyone

Unfortunately I think this is a similar case to that of Michael Mosley. The boy had no water, only 1% on his phone, and set off, apparently over the mountains, on an eleven hour walk, without proper clothing or equipment, and without knowing the way presumably. The days are very hot, the nights very cold.
Sadly I don’t think there’ll be a happy ending to this, but I continue to hope until proven wrong. 🙏

I agree maddyone

Iam64 Sat 22-Jun-24 11:12:56

There’s a significant back story here.

Athrawes Sat 22-Jun-24 11:06:16

I think that more needs to be taught in schools about looking after oneself when out and about. A number of young people tend to feel they're omnipotent and it 'won't happen to them'.

At college I attended a course on how to look after oneself when out and about. A lot of it was based on common sense but there were suggestions as to look after oneself. Mind you this was over 50 years ago!!!!!!!!!!

GrannyGravy13 Sat 22-Jun-24 11:06:14

I think Jay Slater is more than capable of taking care of himself.

The X accounts of his friends make interesting reading.

He has a conviction along with four friends for attacking a 17 year old boy with a machete, axe and golf club. The victim had his skull split.

JenniferEccles Sat 22-Jun-24 11:01:35

He went off with two men in a car apparently, leaving his friends behind at the music festival. I don’t know if the police have managed to trace these men.

Germanshepherdsmum Sat 22-Jun-24 10:59:19

I agree maddy.

OldFrill Sat 22-Jun-24 10:56:15

Maybe teach them if you take part in gang attacks with weapons, supply class A drugs and don't do you're homework you'll likely get yourself into all sorts of bother.

maddyone Sat 22-Jun-24 10:55:40

Unfortunately I think this is a similar case to that of Michael Mosley. The boy had no water, only 1% on his phone, and set off, apparently over the mountains, on an eleven hour walk, without proper clothing or equipment, and without knowing the way presumably. The days are very hot, the nights very cold.
Sadly I don’t think there’ll be a happy ending to this, but I continue to hope until proven wrong. 🙏

HelterSkelter1 Sat 22-Jun-24 10:49:20

I can't imagine how his mother and friends are feeling. This landscape and weather are unforgiving to the unprepared.

I hope his situation can be discussed in schools. I hope time and teaching staff can be allocated. No sense in teaching only academic stuff if kids die on holiday for lack of knowledge of how hot and hostile these holiday Islands are away from the busy coast. And how kids on holiday must stay together. I wouldn't have known any of this at his age.
They must be taught basic elements of looking after themselves.
But even M Mosley got it tragically wrong.

Maybe we all need a course in self preservation.

This is all so sad.

MissInterpreted Sat 22-Jun-24 10:49:06

I think there's a lot more to this one than meets the eye. Yes, some of the stuff on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook is conspiracy theory gone wild, but I don't think it's just quite as simple as your average missing person case.

OldFrill Sat 22-Jun-24 10:44:56

Jay Slater's mother thinks he's been abducted. The conspiracists are out en masse.