The mayor of Santiago del Teide plunged the desperate search for missing raver Jay Slater into fresh chaos today after claiming locals in the town 'had spotted Jay enjoying the Euros'.
Detectives hunting for Jay Slater in Tenerife are investigating reports that locals had seen a man matching his appearance watching the Euros in bars in a coastal resort on the island.
Emilio Jose Navarro Castanedo gave an interview saying he had spoken to locals who said they had 'seen him watching the Euros on the coast.' Mr Castanedo said he didn't know which bars specially locals had seen the man in or what time or date. This is the CCTV image the family of Jay Slater are hoping and praying is him - more than a week after he mysteriously vanished on Tenerife
Friend Lucy Mae Law, 19, said he left with two mystery British men and later sent her two Snapchat images of himself at an AirBnB which they had rented in the remote village of Masca, an hour from Playa de las Americas. Lucy said she raised the alarm at 9am but local police have told MailOnline they were not alerted until later in the afternoon on June 17 and pointed out they would not have launched an immediate search without significant time passing.
'What I can tell you is that the police have taken the CCTV from the town hall and also they have been in touch with the company that runs the cameras to get the images from them.' But Briton Tom Beckett, who is familiar with the area where Slater last used his phone and was in Santiago del Teide on Tuesday, said the teenager may not have reached the town.
It was following an after-party at Papagayo's nightclub in the hedonistic hotspot of Playa de las Americas that the apprentice bricklayer vanished on June 17. School finance officer Debbie, 55, told MailOnline: 'It's been a week now and it's been awful. I've barely slept and I'm at my wits' end. Read More Jay Slater's father accuses Spanish police of keeping family in the dark amid hunt for missing Brit 'Jay's very good friends from home have also been over and have put up posters. They are good kids and like me just want him home.'
The group spent the weekend combing the harsh and unforgiving terrain of the Masca gorge where his mobile phone 'pinged' for the last time seven days ago after he had left a rave with two mystery men.
Jay's best friend warehouse worker James Currie, 19, said:' We have just got to keep on hoping that he is out there somewhere. We can't give up on him. It's as if a piece of us is missing. Read More Hunt for Jay Slater takes new turn after Spanish cops reveal they found hiker stuck in ravine 'But we are also out here to support Debbie and his dad and brother. They are in pieces, and they don't need to read some of this wild speculation that's out there.
Read More SARAH VINE: Jay Slater is yet another victim of trolls 'James is right, a piece of us is missing, he makes everyone smile and is such a happy guy, we couldn't just stay at home and do nothing. He has to come home he just has to. Warren Slater said although some officers had been 'brilliant', he was becoming increasingly frustrated by the lack of communication from others as he desperately tries to find his 19-year-old son
'The place is covered in cactus and the paths are slippery and rocky, we were falling when we were up there and to think our friend is up there is just so upsetting.'
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