The 19-year-old was last heard from on Monday morning on the island of Tenerife, after telling a friend over the phone that he would be embarking on an 11-hour walk to get home after a night out.
A former Coronation Street actress has said she 'hopes to God' a missing British teenager is found safe and well after he went missing on the island of Tenerife. Jay Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was last heard from on Monday while on the Spanish island, where he was holidaying with friends. His friend, Lucy, said she received a call from him at about 8.15am on Monday when he told her he was lost, in need of water, and only had 1% phone charge.
'He's ended up out in the middle of nowhere. Jay was obviously thinking he would be able to get home from there,' she said. 'But then in the morning he's set off walking, using his maps on his phone and ended up in the middle of mountains with nothing around.' The teenager's mother, Debbie, added that her son was likely 'disorientated' and didn't realise it was such a long walk back to his accomodation.
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