Family's response to the end of the search for Jay Slater | the world

Spanish police in Tenerife decided on Sunday to stop searching for Jay Slater, who has been missing since June 17.

Despite extensive search efforts, the 19-year-old has not been found. Instead, police announced that the search would only resume when they received information that might lead them to Guy.

But family friend Rachel Hargreaves, whose son partied with Jay during the festival, told the Daily Mail they will not be leaving the island.

– Nobody's leaving until we find Jay, that's all I have to say., She tells the magazine.

The fact that the search effort has ended makes no difference.

-We stay and do what we have to do. Nothing has changed. “We'll keep looking for him,” says Rachel Hargreaves.

“I will not give up”

Volunteers will also remain on the island and search for new areas in the coming days. Among other things, the family sought help from Paul Arnott, a climber who has become big on Tiktok.

“It's been exhausting and the work has been really hard, but I won't give up until we find Jay,” Arnott previously told the newspaper.

Jay's mother, Debbie Duncan, previously told The Telegraph she was grateful for Paul Arnott's help.

Jay's last traces

Jay was in Tenerife for a music festival. His last trace was when he climbed a mountain in Masca on June 17, where he accompanied two men to their residence after the final night of the festival.

When he missed the bus back to his accommodation, he decided to walk the eleven hours.

He then called his girlfriend Lucy May Lu and told him that he was lost, was “thirsty and confused” and had only one percent of his cell phone battery left.