Body is found in hunt for missing teenager Jay Slater as Spanish police say 'young man' is likely to have suffered 'an accident or fall' in remote mountainous part of Tenerife

A assemblage has been recovered successful nan hunt for missing British teen Jay Slater - who vanished connected nan Spanish land of Tenerife almost a period ago.

The 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, had not been heard from since nan greeting of June 17.

Although Spanish constabulary are awaiting afloat identification, they opportunity that 'everything is pointing to it being a young British man' who could person 'suffered an mishap aliases autumn successful nan inaccessible area wherever he was found'.

Possessions and apparel belonging to nan teen were recovered alongside nan body, a missing persons organisation revealed.

It is understood nan assemblage was besides recovered adjacent to nan past known location wherever Jay's mobile pinged, LBT Global said. 

Jay had attended nan past nighttime of nan three-day NRG euphony show successful Playa de Las Americas earlier going backmost to a £40-a-night Airbnb in nan distant colony of Masca, north-west Tenerife, pinch 2 older British men he met retired there.

As he tried to locomotion backmost to his accommodation successful nan confederate portion of nan island, Jay called a friend to opportunity he was lost, severely dehydrated and only had 1 per cent artillery connected his phone.

His disappearance, which has sparked chaotic conspiracy theories online from sadistic trolls, led to a immense hunt and rescue mission, pinch Spanish constabulary scouring nan mountainous scenery astir Masca.

However, nan charismatic hunt was called disconnected aft conscionable 13 days, prompting backlash from his hopeless family who claimed they had been 'left successful nan dark'. 

Today, a spokesperson for nan Civil Guard said: 'After 29 changeless days of searching nan assemblage of nan young man has been recovered successful nan Masca area.

It is nan latest improvement successful nan hunt for nan missing teen which comes after:

• Jay Slater's mother utilized GoFundMe donations to alert successful master hunt team 
• Jay's mother said she was alert of 'vile' conspiracy theories astir her son 
• Private interrogator Mark Williams-Thomas claimed he has fixed 'significant caller information' to constabulary investigating nan disappearance
• The Airbnb wherever Jay stayed earlier vanishing has been relisted for visitors to rent - and has already been booked up;
•  The mother of a friend who partied pinch Jay earlier he went missing successful Tenerife revealed her boy has received decease threats from vicious trolls;
• Jay's family vowed to proceed their 'desperate' hunt for missing British teen successful Tenerife - and called for much thief from police

'The find has been imaginable acknowledgment to nan tireless and discreet hunt carried retired by nan Civil Guard complete these 29 days.

'Everything is pointing to nan assemblage being that of nan young British man who vanished connected June 17, pending afloat identification.

'Initial inquiries are pointing to him having suffered an accident/fall successful nan area wherever he was found.'

In a fuller connection nan unit added: 'Officers of nan Civil Guard belonging to nan Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group (GREIM) person located this greeting nan dormant assemblage of a young man successful nan area of Masca, belonging to nan municipality of Buenavista del Norte.

'All indications propose that it could beryllium nan young British man who had been missing for 29 days, who whitethorn person died owed to an accidental autumn successful nan unsmooth and inaccessible area wherever he was found.

'Thanks to nan unceasing and changeless hunt carried retired by nan different units of nan Civil Guard, successful which it has not stopped to look for nan young man each time successful nan area of Masca, wherever he allegedly had vanished nan GREIM officers person recovered nan dormant assemblage of nan young personification successful a very inaccessible area.

'The results of nan autopsy are awaiting confirmation that it is an accident.'

GREIM officers led nan hunt aft Jay vanished connected June 17 aft he near an Airbnb successful Masca.

A visible hunt involving chopper and sniffer dogs continued for astir 2 weeks earlier constabulary announced it was being halted.

They had not said successful nationalist it was continuing and location had been small outward motion of it going connected on a much reduced scale.

Police said connected June 30 aft calling successful volunteers for a 'last push search' a time earlier: 'The hunt cognition has now vanished though nan lawsuit remains open.'

A well-placed root added: 'The regular cognition which has been going connected successful and astir Masca adjacent to wherever Jay was past seen has been brought to an end.

'If immoderate accusation comes successful that merits a caller hunt though it will beryllium acted upon.

'My knowing is Jay's parents person been informed of what evidently is simply a awesome development.

'Nothing of immoderate relevance was recovered during yesterday's large-scale search.'

Jay was past seen by a section resident successful Masca successful north-west Tenerife conscionable aft 8am connected June 17 stepping northwards on nan roadworthy retired of nan colony aft stopping to inquire her for directions arsenic he tried to get backmost to his accommodation successful confederate Tenerife.

His telephone past pinged adjacent to a look-out constituent wherever hunt teams gathered connected June 29 to statesman nan past time of nan operation.

Friend Lucy Law said Jay had called her soon aft he was past seen to opportunity he was thirsty and had nary h2o and conscionable 1 per cent artillery connected his phone.

It was not instantly clear coming wherever nan assemblage had been found.

The investigation has been subjected to chaotic speculation online, done platforms specified arsenic TikTok - while a number of net sleuths besides flew to Tenerife to thief nan search.

Jay's mother Debbie Duncan had yesterday criticised nan 'awful comments and conspiracy theories' posted connected societal media, which she branded 'vile' and said were 'hindering' nan investigation.

Ms Duncan yesterday posted an update connected nan GoFundMe page group up for her son's search, which has raised much than £53,000. 

She revealed really nan family had called in rescue experts from nan Netherlands to thief find nan teen aft Spanish constabulary ceased their onshore search.