Jay Slater cops REFUSE to reveal exact location of body found with belongings & clothes near where phone last pinged
SPANISH cops have refused to reveal the exact location of a body believed to be missing teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife.
A body was tragically found on Monday in the hunt for the missing 19-year-old after a gruelling four-week search.
Apprentice bricklayer Jay vanished on the morning of June 17 after going to a rave the night before with friends – sparking a huge effort to find the Lancashire teen.
Spanish cops axed the official search less than two weeks in – but a body believed to be Jay’s was found today in the area he was last known to be, Masca.
Cops fear the 19-year-old may have accidentally fallen to his death while walking in a remote area of Tenerife.
Spanish cops said no information would currently be released on exactly where the body was found.
The autopsy is expected to take place in the next couple of days in the northern Tenerife city of La Laguna.
A force spokesman said: “The human remains were found some two hours before we went public with the information they had been found, so around 10am local time.
“The large-scale operation involving multiple units had been suspended but as we always said, we never stopped looking for Jay.
“The mountain rescue group continued looking for the missing man when they were on duty and have now found the remains of a person they believe is him.”
Asked whether the force was in a position to say exactly where the human remains had been found, he said: “In the area near Masca is all I can say at the moment.”
He added: “We’ve always said the terrain is a very difficult terrain and the search was complicated.”
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