On Saturday, almost two weeks on from Jay's disappearance, authorities in Tenerife organised a public search to try to comb through the area.
Emergency workers had been combing the Masca valley and other nearby ravines, caves and paths daily, with no luck.
They hoped that the call for a “massive search” would bring experienced amateur climbers and hikers to the area to comb through the undergrowth, looking for any clues as to what happened to Jay.
On the day, fewer than a dozen volunteers turned up.
All in all, including the professionals, 30 people in total were tasked with combing a massive and difficult-to-reach search area. For most of the morning, there were more journalists than rescue workers at the rendezvous point.
Emergency workers had been combing the Masca valley and other nearby ravines, caves and paths daily, with no luck.
They hoped that the call for a “massive search” would bring experienced amateur climbers and hikers to the area to comb through the undergrowth, looking for any clues as to what happened to Jay.
On the day, fewer than a dozen volunteers turned up.
All in all, including the professionals, 30 people in total were tasked with combing a massive and difficult-to-reach search area. For most of the morning, there were more journalists than rescue workers at the rendezvous point.
Caves, ravines and towering volcanic cliffs: The search for Jay Slater
Almost two weeks after the 19-year-old was last seen, the search has now been called off.
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