Body in Jay Slater search ‘found with his possessions and clothes’

Spanish police said a body had been found in the Masca area by the Civil Guard’s mountain rescue team

The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared after setting off to walk back to his accommodation on the Spanish holiday island on June 17.

A body has been found in the search for missing Briton Jay Slater, who vanished on the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife last month.

Charity LBT Global said that, while formal identification has not yet taken place, the remains were found with the 19-year-old’s clothes and possessions near his last known location.