FOLLOW MAILONLINE LIVE BLOG: The search for teenager Jay Slater, 19, who went missing in Tenerife on carries into its third day.
13:16Police dramatically return to national park in hunt for missing teenager after sighting in tourist spot turned out to be 'false alarm'Police have returned to the mountains in north-west Tenerife to search for missing teenager Jay Slater, after a false report led to officers switching to the opposite side of the island to look for him.
A spokesman for the Civil Guard said at 12.30pm local time: 'The search operation has moved to the south of the island. The search areas are Los Cristianos and Playa de Las Americas.' 'If this was the case he would have rang his mum or one of us. I know him well and he would not have us worrying. Officers had re-focused their efforts on the tourist resorts of Los Cristianos and Playa de Las Americas after receiving reports of an alleged sighting of the teen.14:57Friend Lucy claims the disappearance is 'suspicious'Lucy, who was with Jay the evening before he went missing, told The Sun his disappearance is 'something weird' and 'suspicious'
The 19-year-old - who was on his first holiday with friends - is believed to have got into a car with 'two English lads' he met in the early hours of Monday and ended up at their accommodation in a national park about 40 minutes drive away. Jay Slater's mother begs people to 'keep looking'Jay Slater's mother has begged people to 'keep looking' after the hunt for the missing teenager was thrown into chaos when a false sighting shifted the search.Mail Online
A police helicopter is scouring the mountainous area which is said to be popular with hikers. Firefighters and mountain rescuers are also involved in the search. 10:12Mother of teenager Jay Slater receives 'sickening' prank calls from hidden numbersThe mother of missing teenager Jay Slater has revealed she has received several prank calls from hidden numbers claiming they had taken her son and held him for ransom.
'But it's not putting me off and I want to keep this in the news because it's going to increase the chances of Jay being found safe and well which is obviously what we're praying for.' 09:43Coronation Street star Vicky Entwistle issues desperate appeal to help find Jay Slater after Brit, 19, goes missing after music festival in TenerifeA Coronation Street star has issued a desperate plea to help find Jay Slater after the 19-year-old Briton went missing after a music festival in Tenerife.
8.35pm: Jay is seen in the final Snapchat clip before his disappearance, wearing a grey t-shirt with a green stripe.8.15am: Lucy said she received a panicked call from Jay in which he said his phone battery was only on one per cent, he was lost - and in desperate need of water. 11.35am: Ms Duncan and Jay's brother Zak land in Tenerife after catching the first flight out of Manchester airport.
09:22Map showing Jay's last known location A MailOnline map details the last known location of Jay Slater, which was registered in the Rural de Teno national park. It is a remote area in northwest Tenerife, more than ten miles from the popular resort of Guía de Isora.The 19-year-old made a phone call to his friend Lucy at around 8am on Monday morning.
Final Snapchat post of Jay Slater smiling night before he went missingThe 19-year-old travelled to the Canary Islands for this past weekend's 'New Rave Generation' music festival with pal Lucy Mae and another friend last week.Mail Online She added: 'Please stop unless you’re going to help those that genuinely care and want this lad to be found safe and well. To everybody maintaining the positivity & the well wishes for the searchers. Keep going, his family needs it now more than ever.'08:26Facebook group launched to find Jay reaches 125,000 membersA public Facebook group set up by Jay's friends and family has reached 125,000 followers today.
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