The teams were searching near the north-west area of Masca but they are now focusing on the south near tourist resorts
The search for missing Brit Jay Slater has dramatically been halted in mountains in the north-west of Tenerife and switched to the south of the island.
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.”The spokesman wasn’t able to offer any more detail on the reason for the switch but added: “It’s obviously down to information that’s been received as the investigation has progressed. As things stand at the moment the search in the mountainous area near Masca in the north has been halted.
A Civil Guard spokeswoman in Tenerife said just before 11am local time today, before it emerged a search had begun in the south a 45-minute drive from the Masca area: “We are still searching for the missing man. The search operation is being conducted by the Civil Guard and different units are participating.
She added: “When there’s a disappearance police always look at all options and investigate all the possibilities. In this case no hypothesis has been ruled out as you’d expect at the start of any investigation.”
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