An appeal to find East Lancs teenager Jay Slater missing in Tenerife has been posted on cash machines in the north of the island.
Holidaymakers using ATMs in Puerto De La Cruz spotted the Oswaldtwistle teen's photo and details on screens in a bid to locate him.
The appeal reads:
Jay Dean Slater
Disappears 06-17-2024 Buenavista del Norte Santa Cruz de Tenerife
19 years Age
1.80 tall, slim build, black hair Physical data
Grey shorts, grey t-shirt with green stripe, black bag Others
The apprentice bricklayer disappeared after setting off to walk back to his accommodation on the holiday island on June 17.
It comes after Spanish police called off the search for the former West End Primary School and Rhyddings secondary school pupil, although the case remains open.
One holidaymaker said: "I have been on holiday here for a few days now and haven't seen any posters for Jay until this one at the ATM.
"It was great to see the poster for him. Hopefully people seeing this will help with finding him, I do hope he is okay.”
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Jay had attended the NRG music festival with two friends before his disappearance, and his last known location was the Rural de Teno Park in the north of the Canary Island – which was about an 11-hour walk from his accommodation.
The last person to speak to him was his friend Lucy Law.
She said Jay told her in a frantic phone call before he went missing that he was “lost in the mountains, he wasn’t aware of his surroundings, he desperately needed a drink and his phone was on 1%”.
A GoFundMe appeal Get Jay Slater Home was set up by Ms Law and has now raised more than £47,600.
Update : So much fake content has been created in the Jay Slater case - mocked up chat , messages , pics . It’s a very different world we live in today with social media and online detectives .
— Mark Williams-Thomas (@mwilliamsthomas) July 1, 2024
Overwhelming response from people has been very positive people just wanting to… pic.twitter.com/BiJD7xgZ70
Mark Williams-Thomas, a former police officer who has been assisting the family with the search, has suggested they use the money from the GoFundMe to continue searching.
He said: "In light of the police search ending, I have suggested the family should use the GoFundMe money to continue the search using experts in searching."
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