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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.

Jaxjacky Mon 24-Jun-24 19:21:38

I don’t really understand your point comrade?

comrade Tue 25-Jun-24 16:16:08

Well obviously we don't know what happened but in any disappearance case you have to ask: "When did the trouble start?"

In my opinion the men Jay was staying with should have offered him a ride. They should have offered to charge his phone. Given him a bottle of water..

But I was just wondering why they took him home in the first place. Maybe we will never know

Harris27 Tue 25-Jun-24 16:50:41

I think so too.

RosesandLilac Tue 25-Jun-24 18:59:54

It just seems odder and odder to me. I can’t imagine he could have walked very far yet sniffer dogs haven’t picked up his scent.
There’s been a widespread search to no avail.
I wonder if he’s even still on the island?

BlueBelle Tue 25-Jun-24 19:00:25

But if you’re into drugs or high on drink Comrade and we don’t know that but it’s been inferred in many of the newspaper write ups you wouldn’t be thinking as we are You would probably feel invincible and the other men may have been fast asleep when he left,
Who knows we are all just pedalling in the dark.

lemsip Wed 26-Jun-24 09:45:20

BREAKING NEWSJay Slater is 'spotted watching Euros': Tenerife mayor claims 'several witnesses' saw the teen watching .
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13570829/jay-slater-spotted-watching-euros-tenerife.html?ito=pull-notification&ci=_96nD8L-ZG&xi=5976a0ec-d039-4e78-81f3-c57b749c2d78&ai=13570829

Germanshepherdsmum Wed 26-Jun-24 09:51:21

Hmm …

annodomini Wed 26-Jun-24 09:59:55

If it's in the DM, it must be true...

lemsip Wed 26-Jun-24 10:00:57

GSM I agree.

GrannyGravy13 Wed 26-Jun-24 10:02:41

Totally off track, Jay Slater is seen wearing a Moncler jacket, I am interested in fashion and just went on to their website £££££’s

Definitely high end High Street…

lemsip Wed 26-Jun-24 10:04:20

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jay-slater-missing-tenerife-cctv-search-gofundme-latest-b2568240.html?page=4

also the sun and the mirror.

for annodomini who thinks it's just in the mail!!

Germanshepherdsmum Wed 26-Jun-24 10:06:14

Yes, I noticed that. A lot of money for an apprentice bricklayer, though could be a cheap fake I suppose. It’s my belief that this whole thing is a set up.

Oreo Wed 26-Jun-24 10:07:57

The trouble is that young guys like Jay all look very similar these days, slim ,wearing shorts and the same haircut.
If he had been able to get back to where he was staying he would have done.Everything points to a tragic outcome sadly.
Only the other day a 51 year old hiker was rescued in the same area as where Jay went missing, disoriented and dehydrated in a gorge.

Iam64 Wed 26-Jun-24 10:23:25

The way so many young men create similar hair cuts, clothes etc was my first thought Oreo, there must be hundreds of 19 year olds with that look in Tenerife watching the euros

I’m wait and see on where he is, what’s happened to him. I bet the Spanish search and rescue teams are fed up with his friends arriving to search for him

Callistemon213 Wed 26-Jun-24 10:48:27

I'm surprised the Spanish police let those two men he went off with return to the UK.
Should they have confiscated their passports until more investigations were done?

Callistemon213 Wed 26-Jun-24 10:50:01

lemsip

BREAKING NEWSJay Slater is 'spotted watching Euros': Tenerife mayor claims 'several witnesses' saw the teen watching .
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13570829/jay-slater-spotted-watching-euros-tenerife.html?ito=pull-notification&ci=_96nD8L-ZG&xi=5976a0ec-d039-4e78-81f3-c57b749c2d78&ai=13570829

There are two Gareth Southgates in Germany as well!

OldFrill Wed 26-Jun-24 10:55:01

Oreo

The trouble is that young guys like Jay all look very similar these days, slim ,wearing shorts and the same haircut.
If he had been able to get back to where he was staying he would have done.Everything points to a tragic outcome sadly.
Only the other day a 51 year old hiker was rescued in the same area as where Jay went missing, disoriented and dehydrated in a gorge.

Mr Larkin, an experienced hiker, has told the media he was fully equipped, experienced, regularly used and knew the trails and definitely didn't need rescuing. He was neither thirsty nor disoriented.

maddyone Wed 26-Jun-24 11:14:49

I very much doubt Jay Slater was watching the Euros.
I do wonder why the two men were allowed to leave Tenerife the day after his disappearance.

lemsip Wed 26-Jun-24 11:25:13

I very much doubt he was too!

Casdon Wed 26-Jun-24 11:25:46

If you were in a bar and saw somebody who was currently front page headlines and costing the local police a lot of time and effort to find, you would contact the police straight away and tell them, surely?

OldFrill Wed 26-Jun-24 11:40:26

Police are probably inundated with sightings

Sarnia Wed 26-Jun-24 11:42:15

Casdon

If you were in a bar and saw somebody who was currently front page headlines and costing the local police a lot of time and effort to find, you would contact the police straight away and tell them, surely?

Exactly this.

OldFrill Wed 26-Jun-24 11:46:31

Police are probably inundated with sightings whilst they've been busy rescuing a Scotsman who didn't need rescuing.

Iam64 Wed 26-Jun-24 15:32:46

Well,he didn’t think he needed rescuing … x

lemsip Wed 26-Jun-24 15:37:01

Casdon

If you were in a bar and saw somebody who was currently front page headlines and costing the local police a lot of time and effort to find, you would contact the police straight away and tell them, surely?

and that is exactly what happened if you read article!