The last thing the Spanish police need is some foreign officers, who don't speak the language, know the terrain nor understand how to deal with the heat, adding to their work, I agree.

I'm not sure what more can be done tbh. The Tenerife police have been using air searches among other things, including national publicity, which is more than a lot of disappearances receive.

His mother seems to think that he might have been kidnapped. La madre de Jay, el joven desaparecido en Tenerife, cree que puede haber sido secuestrado

 

The last thing the Spanish police need is some foreign officers, who don't speak the language, know the terrain nor understand how to deal with the heat, adding to their work, I agree.

I'm not sure what more can be done tbh. The Tenerife police have been using air searches among other things, including national publicity, which is more than a lot of disappearances receive.

His mother seems to think that he might have been kidnapped. La madre de Jay, el joven desaparecido en Tenerife, cree que puede haber sido secuestrado

I don't know what more expertise Lancashire Police, who only recovered the body of Nicola Bulley from the River Wyre (one mile from where she went missing) after three weeks when it was spotted by a walker although the area had been extensively searched by police, could add.

Nicola Bulley: Lancashire Police find body in River Wyre (bbc.com)

 

Must be every parents nightmare.... a young adult going to a popular hot spot in Europe with lots of cheap booze and drugs..... what could go wrong ?

 

But if you think about it in the wider context of the disappearance of madeleine mccann, it is not really surprising that the UK police want boots on the gound.
The madeleine mccann case was a real saga with the Portuguese police and dragged on for years.
It is understandable that the UK Police did want to assist any way they could, hence the offer.
It would also mean UK police would have first hand access to any evidence, if it were the case we were dealing with a crime scene, which remains to be seen.
You could also probably have expected t UK / Spanish Police debriefings to the media.
Regardless, lets hope that we have a happy ending to this missing persons search.

 

And the UK police involvement achieved precisely nothing, despite having spent 13.2 million pounds on the McCann case to date. In fact it has been said that competing organisations hindered progress.

'Competing British police forces' harmed Madeleine McCann search | Madeleine McCann | The Guardian

A stark contrast to the resources devoted to searching for other British children who went missing abroad eg Ben Needham.

Ben Needham's mum calls for same amount spent on Madeleine McCann for missing son - Mirror Online

 

I hope it does not end badly but there are a few people out there who thinks it is a scam... The gofundme page put up within minutes of the disappearance might be a clue...

 

Seems the gofundme pages were set up by scammers.
But also seems Joe had a more than a few sherbets, by the sound of it, just before he disappeared...

Clubber’s phone footage shows Jay Slater ‘staggering around’ before he went missing

Man, 20, says: ‘I looked back at my videos and my blood ran cold, knowing he was gone’

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

Good point!

 

It doesn't get much coverage on Spanish news as Spain has two teenagers who went missing at the weekend whilst caving in Cantabria. All fairly horrible things to read about.

 

Lynn, I think you are being a big tough on the UK Police.
They offered to help with the search, which we cannot criticise them for doing.
Equally, these investigations into missing persons can be quite challenging.
You're trying to work out where someone is, who has disappeared...
With many crimes you have a crime scene, but a missing person, all you can try to do is put the jigsaw of last sightenings, video footage etc together to try and trace their last whereabouts....

 

there are 2 American tourists missing. Not the kind of tourists who come here for cheap booze.
only a brief mention on the news....

 

A rather disturbing report.

Spanish police searching for Jay Slater, 19, investigate if his background is 'relevant' to his disappearance as it emerges Brit was involved in machete and golf club attack that left teenager, 17, fighting for his life in 2021 | Daily Mail Online

And a search confirms that the report is true, and he and his fellow defendants behaved appallingly in court, laughing and joking throughout, and were also involved in witness intimidation and supply of Class A drugs.

Eight thugs who split boy's head open with machete dodge jail - Daily Record

Something that could well provide a motive for him to be targeted.

 

A rather disturbing report.

Spanish police searching for Jay Slater, 19, investigate if his background is 'relevant' to his disappearance as it emerges Brit was involved in machete and golf club attack that left teenager, 17, fighting for his life in 2021 | Daily Mail Online

And a search confirms that the report is true, and he and his fellow defendants behaved appallingly in court, laughing and joking throughout, and were also involved in witness intimidation and supply of Class A drugs.

Eight thugs who split boy's head open with machete dodge jail - Daily Record

Something that could well provide a motive for him to be targeted.

Strange that, his mum said he was a lovely lad........

 

Oops, that does not bode well...

 

Lynn, I still think you were a bit unfair what you said about the UK Police! You were quite critical of them generally.

 

I wasn't going to bother to dignify your earlier comment to this effect with a reply, but since you are obviously determined to push the envelope ...

What I think is that you just want to push a contrarian view for the sake of it, considering what you wrote in your opening post in this thread (still there for all to read) which is just as critical of the UK police if not more so.

"But it seems that British police offered to help the Spanish authorities with the search, but it wasn´t taken up.
Can you just imagine it, the Police asking for volunteers from their ranks to go to Tenerife.
They would be fighting to get their name on the list.
To be honest, I´m not really surprised the Spanish authorities said ´thanks for the offer, but no thanks´.
The problem with British people or indeed northern Europeans is, they have no clue how to conduct themselves, with the heat you get in Spain.
On top of that, can you imagine all the Police officers in the evening, with time on their hands, with their mates, and the cheap booze... "

 

Now, momma wants to withdrawal 36,000 GDP from the fundraiser...

Sounds like a family vacation to me...

Jay Slater's mother gives update and says family want to withdraw money from GoFundMe

Debbie Duncan, posting on the page "Get Jay Slater Home" on the crowdfunding platform, has said "part of the funds" will be used to fly other family out to Tenerife during the search.

news.sky.com

 

I won't comment ...... but that is cringeworthy reading as well as subsequent coverage in the UK press

 

'Reason' Spanish police won't want to let UK forces help with Jay Slater search

EXCLUSIVE: Lancashire Police's offer to help Spanish police search for missing teen Jay Slater is all about control, an ex-detective has claimed.

www.express.co.uk

 

It is their country, their laws.. They do not need bobbies trampling all over ing out from the heat and dehydration...

 

Jay Slater friend says he saw teen slipping down hill in video call moments before he went missing

Officials say a search will take place on Saturday in the village of Masca, with volunteers asked to the police before 8pm tonight if they want to .

news.sky.com

 

I hope the searchers don't get lost...!

 

Mountain rescue's verdict on Jay Slater search as police bring efforts to end

Jay Slater has now been missing for a fortnight, with a police search in Tenerife for the 19-year-old Brit brought to an end.

www.express.co.uk

That is a bit of a surprise! I was expecting a large turnout of volunteers...

 

I would have also expected a larger number in the ‘official’ search team. Of course there is always a bigger picture in something like this and they could be going through the motions, but if they are genuinely searching it’s seems a very small team.

 

weird though.. It has been a while and nothing.

 

Sadly I believe this is looking more like foul play than an accident whilst walking home in the dark.

 

Lynn, I do have to point out my single remark that related specifically to the police was when they were, OFF DUTY.
Furthermore if they want to have a few pints and watch the Euros football, on TV in the boozer, they are pefectly at liberty to do so.
However your remarks related to their ON DUTY abilit to conduct an effective investigation.
You are undermining their professionalism and competence, which I cannot accept!

Furthermore, i suggested that I saw merit in the UK police being involved from the start.
You again challenged that.
As we get futher into this matter, the chances of foul play are ever increasing, especially with what has come to light the violent attack, that Joe was involved in previously, that happened in the UK.
So, clear that it would have better, had UK police been involved from the start.

 

Lynn, I do have to point
You are undermining their professionalism and competence, which I cannot accept!

I don't care if you cannot accept it, you will just have to live with it I'm afraid.

 

Lynn, given the dangerous job the UK police do, the social problems, criminality, widespread use of weapons life knives, gangs, general voilence, etc, they do I job I would not want to have to do.
They deserve our suppport, not unwarrented criticism!

 

"Dangerous job" you clearly have no idea just how safe of a job being a uk copper is, each year the HSE publish a list of dangerous occupation, the police have NEVER been in the top 15 since they started publishing the stats, I can still when one of the 'on the job' injuries that a cop got while at a demonstration was a,,,,,,,,,bee sting, yep it was included as an injury received by a cop along side another injury of a trapped thumb in the police van door

 

Spanish police END hunt for missing teenager Jay Slater

Apprentice bricklayer Jay, 19, was last seen almost two weeks ago and a huge search involving dogs, drones and a helicopter has failed to find any trace.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

Some new developments today in this case...

 

Sympathies must go to the family.

 

Jay Slater missing – latest: Body found with British teenager’s clothes

Body found in Tenerife does appear to be that of Jay Slater, charity ing his family says

www.independent.co.uk

 

The National Park where they have found the body is almost due North of Masca where he stayed with the two men which makes little sense if he was supposedly walking South to where his apartment was.

 

One media outlet is saying he was last seen by the owner of the cafe Mirador La Cruz de Hilda, which is North of the village of Masca.
Totally in the opposite direction if one was trying to get back south to Playa de las Americas area.....
The authorities are already saying he could have fallen or had an accident in the rough terrain - nothing suspicious ?