Jay Slater missing – latest news: GoFundMe page reaches goal, father makes emotional plea in Tenerife

A fundraiser set up by the last person to speak to British teenager Jay Slater, who went missing while on holiday in Tenerife, has reached its £30,000 target.

The ‘Send Jay Slater Home’ GoFundMe set up by Lucy Law had received £32,366 in donations as of early this morning.

Mr Slater, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared after missing his bus and trying to walk back to his home.

Before his disappearance, he had attended the NRG music festival on the island with two friends.

Ms Lowe, who was at the festival with Slater, said he called her around 8:30 a.m. on Monday and said he was “lost in the mountains, not paying attention to his surroundings, in desperate need of water and his phone had only one percent battery.”

A fundraiser set up by the last person to speak to Jay Slater, U.K.A teenager went missing during the holidays Tenerifehaving reached its target of £30,000.

A GoFundMe set up by Lucy Law to “send Jay Slater home” had received £31,721 in donations as of Sunday evening.

The page was created by a friend of Mr Slater three days ago, and a post underneath it purporting to be from Mr Slater’s mother, Debbie Duncan, confirmed the page was “approved by our family”.

Meanwhile, search and rescue teams have narrowed their search to small buildings near where his mobile phone last received a signal in Tenerife.

From National Guard inside Canary Islands On Sunday, they were seen hovering over two buildings at the bottom of a ravine in Rural de Teno Park.

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Rescue workers search for missing persons U.K. teenager Jay Slater Focused on the outbuildings closest to where his phone last sent a signal Tenerife.

Sunday, June 23 Spanish authorities Surrounding two buildings located at the bottom of a canyon in Rural de Teno Park.

National Guard After days of searching for the 19-year-old in and around the village of Maska, police appeared to be focusing on just one area.

Before his disappearance, he had attended the NRG Music Festival on the island with two friends.

Rescue teams have narrowed the search to a small building near where his mobile phone last received a signal on Tenerife.

On Sunday, officers from the Canary Islands Civil Guard could be seen circling two buildings at the bottom of a ravine in Teno Rural Park.

After days of searching the village of Maska and its surroundings, the search and rescue efforts appeared to be focused on just one area.

On the seventh day of the manhunt for Slater, searchers were looking through blue barrels outside one of the small buildings.

A fundraiser set up by the last person to speak to British teenager Jay Slater, who went missing while on holiday in Tenerife, has reached its £30,000 target.

Lucy Law has started a GoFundMe to help Jay As of Sunday evening, Slater House had received £31,721 in donations.

The page was created by a friend of Mr Slater three days ago, and a post underneath it purporting to be from Mr Slater’s mother, Debbie Duncan, confirmed the page was “approved by our family”.

The post reads: “We have not withdrawn any funds yet and are currently covering our own expenses for travel and accommodation etc to Tenerife. GoFundMe will hold these funds until we post further updates on this page.”

Jay Slater’s employer said the “characterization of him is untrue”.

In a statement posted on Facebook, construction company PH Build Group said: “Our Jay is still missing!

“Due to all the negative comments and conspiracy theories, we decided to delete our last post.

“Jay has been with us since he left school and is well liked by everyone. He is a valuable member of our team and we support him.

“That description of him is simply not true.

“The reality is, he’s a 19-year-old guy who went missing overseas. He needs to get back home where he belongs. Come on Jay, we’re all praying for you.”

A detective working on Nicola Bulley’s case has claimed he could provide answers to Jay Slater’s family “within three days” if he was allowed to join the search.

The family of the missing 19-year-old accepted his services pro bono on Sunday, which is now entering its seventh day.

He told the Manchester Evening News: “I can quickly determine if there are suspicious circumstances – but I need to fully understand all the circumstances and speak to all relevant witnesses.”

“Keep your feet on the ground, observe the situation and environment, and I know that I can find out the truth within three days.

“If the family is willing to cooperate with me, I will give them answers. This is vital for them. Dealing with foreign police who handle things differently is difficult for them.

He added: “But I need their full cooperation and I need to speak to every witness involved in this case, including those who have been with him since he came to the island. Some are more suspicious than others.

“It’s been a week now – I need to get there and get them answers. I need to find Jay. I’m here on credibility and I’m going to work with them and the Spanish police to get them the answers they need.

“We need to determine what the relationship was between the two people (he was staying with), why he returned to the Airbnb and why he left? He could have been lost, but is there another reason?”

A detective working on Nicola Bulley’s case has claimed he could provide answers to Jay Slater’s family “within three days” if he was allowed to join the search.

Mark Williams-Thomas said he had “made contact” with Jay’s mother, Debbie Duncan, as the search for the 19-year-old entered its seventh day in Tenerife.

He has now told the Manchester Evening News: “I can quickly determine if there are suspicious circumstances – but I need to fully understand all the circumstances and speak to all the relevant witnesses.”

He added: “Keep your feet on the ground, observe the situation and the environment, and I know that within three days I can find out the truth.”

Jay Slater’s mother said she was viciously attacked on social media because she chose not to join other family members at the search site above the village of Muska.

Debbie Duncan, 55, said her decision had led to comparisons with Karen Matthews, the mother who in 2008 faked the kidnapping of her nine-year-old daughter, Shannon Matthews.

Ms. Duncan told Daily Mail: “People kept asking on social media why I wasn’t there and calling me the new Karen Matthews, and I just couldn’t deal with it.

“I don’t want to go up there for fear of seeing something I don’t want. I just hope everything will be alright. If I go up there, I’ll fall apart.

“The last few days have been terrible. I just want him back. He’s a good-looking lad from Lancashire and Tenerife shouldn’t be without him.”