Spanish police said at the end of June that the search for Jay Slater had been called off, almost two weeks after his disappearance, while the investigation is ongoing and several lines of inquiry are still active in the search
The family of Jay Slater have issued a new statement, as the disappearance of the 29-year-old approaches the one month mark.
The official search was called off after an almost two-week-long hunt in Parque Rural de Teno near the village of Masca in Tenerife. However, the family have continued their own search with volunteers as the investigation continues.Read more:Update: Investigators say 'clear picture' forming of Jay Slater's last known movements
According to Sky News, the distraught mum said that some of the comments on social media are "very distressing for us all to read." "These theories are hindering the people trying to help us in their investigations here in Tenerife and are vile to see as a family."
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