FROM a panicked final call to trolls plaguing the search, the gruelling four-week hunt for Jay Slater in Tenerife has gripped the world.
Searchers have found a body yards from Jay’s last known location – four weeks after the Brit 19-year-old disappeared while on holiday with pals.
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Jay vanished 29 days ago 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 was discovered on Monday in the area Jay was last known to have been.
Police said “everything is pointing” to the body being Jay’s – and initial evidence suggests he tragically died after an “accidental fall”.
Jay’s family also believe the Brit teen “fell from height” and was “killed instantly”.
It’s understood the body was found yards from where Jay’s mobile phone last pinged – along with his belongings and clothes.
Dramatic footage showed rescue workers using a helicopter to reach an “inaccessible” ravine and recover the body.
What we know…
Jay’s mum Debbie Duncan, 55, is said to be “totally devastated” – and demanding answers over how police search teams missed the body.
An autopsy is expected to take place in the next couple of days in the northern Tenerife city of La Laguna.
Sunday June 16
Jay and his friends, including Lucy Mae Law, 18, and Brad Hargreaves, 19, party at the final day of the NRG music festival at Papagayo night club in the resort of Playa de la Americas, Tenerife.
Monday June 17
Between 3am and 6am BST, Jay leaves with two men, including convicted drug dealer Ayub Qassim, and heads to a £40-a-night Airbnb in the remote mountain village of Masca.
7.30am: Jay shares a photo on his Snapchat account of him standing at the doorway of the holiday let.
8.50am: Panicked Jay calls pal Lucy Mae Law, 18, and says he is “lost in the middle of nowhere” with no water and one per cent left on his phone.
Tuesday June 18
Friends search the area but there is no sign of Jay and he does not return to his accommodation.
Local police and mountain rescue teams start hunting for Jay. His mum Debbie Duncan, 55, flies to Tenerife.
Wednesday June 19
Spanish police deploy drones, dogs and a helicopter, but find no trace of Jay.
Search moves to Los Cristianos amid possible sighting, but it is ruled out and they return to Rural de Teno.
Thursday June 20
Guardia Civil, mountain rescue, firefighters and volunteers continue to search the national park.
Friday June 21
Lancashire Police offer support but it is declined by the Spanish police.
Saturday June 22
Search teams continue scouring the national park – as Debbie says: “We just need you home.”
Sunday June 23
Police examine outbuildings at the bottom of a ravine where his phone last pinged.
Tuesday June 25
Jay’s mother issues a heartbreaking plea for her son to come home as more friends fly out to Tenerife and TV investigator Mark Williams-Thomas joins search.
Wednesday June 26
Ex-cop Mark Williams-Thomas urges the two men that Jay went back with to “come forward with crucial information”.
Saturday June 29
Just six volunteers show up to help search, despite calls from Spanish Guardia Civil for people to flood the area.
Cops rule out the two men last seen with Jay.
Sunday June 30
Spanish police officially suspend the search for Jay but insist investigation “remains open”.
The family continue searching the mountains.
Wednesday July 3
Mark Williams-Thomas says Snapchat appears to show Jay boasting about stealing a £12,000 Rolex.
Monday July 15
A body is found by a helicopter in the hunt for Jay close to where his phone last pinged.
His possessions and clothing are discovered next to human remains. Spanish cops say it points to an “accidental fall”.
Tuesday July 16
The spokesman for Jay’s family issue a statement, saying they believe the teen was killed instantly after a horror fall.
Jay’s pal Lucy Mae Law shares a heartbreaking tribute on Instagram.
Spanish cops say identifying the body could take up to a week.
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