Emergency services searching for missing British teenager Jay Slater have honed in on a specific area, authorities have said.

Police officers told Sky News they were examining the area, a rock face where there is a water source, with the help of drones.

They said the land they were focusing on was arid, barren and difficult to get to on foot.

The search for the 19-year-old from Lancashire, who is missing in Tenerife, has now entered its 10th day.

He has been missing since Monday 17 June. The friends he was holidaying with last heard from him at around 8.30am that day.

Jay told his friends he planned to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus – a journey of around 11 hours by foot.

The search currently centres on Masca, a mountainous area on the western tip of the island.

The village, which is home to around 90 inhabitants, lies at an altitude of 650 metres, and is where Mr Slater is believed to have been when he was last heard from.

Search continues

Spanish police have also released new footage of the hunt for the teenager after Mr Slater’s father said the family were being kept in the dark by some officers.

It shows a helicopter searching the mountainous area, with search teams on foot having been joined by sniffer dogs.

They then enter a wooded area and proceed to search the mountainous region.

In one clip, an officer uses binoculars to try and see if there are any signs of the missing teen.

The 35-second montage of clips was posted on the X social media platform on the Guardia Civil account.

“We continue with the search for the young British man missing in Tenerife,” police said in the post on Tuesday night.

“Different Guardia Civil units from the area participate, joined by agents, with their dogs specialised in searching for people, from Madrid.”

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But The Times reports the dogs have not been given a piece of Mr Slater’s clothing for them to pick up a scent.

Cadaver dogs have been trained to pick up the scent of human remains without the need for a specific prompt.

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Mayor Emilio Jose Navarro told the Reuters news agency some locals have been interviewed by police, including some who claim they saw Mr Slater watching Euro matches on the coast.

A British father whose son has not been seen since he went missing in Ibiza four years ago has told of the “never-ending nightmare” and “absolute torture” Jay Slater’s parents will be going through.

Mark Garland’s son Ben had been out for a ride on his Harley Davidson motorbike to film waves near Portinatx on the north of the island before he disappeared on 21 January 2020.

His jacket was found in the water three days later, and Mr Garland believes his son was swept out to sea.

The disappearance of British teenager Mr Slater, who was last seen in northern Tenerife on Monday 17 June, has reminded Mr Garland of the “traumatic” days he experienced when his own son first went missing.

Mr Slater’s parents have flown out to Tenerife to help police and mountain rescuers search for their 19-year-old son on the north of the island’s rugged terrain.

Reflecting on his own experience of arriving in Ibiza after Ben went missing, Mr Garland told Sky News: “It’s the not knowing, it’s a never-ending nightmare, it’s torture, absolute torture. It’s something I wouldn’t wish on anybody.

“Jay’s parents will be feeling empty, they’re going to be tired. They will be confused, they will just be wanting answers.

“It’s such a traumatic experience.”

Asked if he had any advice for Mr Slater’s parents, he said: “I would tell them never give up and to get some sleep, that’s the main thing. I didn’t sleep properly, I was absolutely worn out every single day, physically and emotionally.

“I hope and pray Jay is found safe and well.”

Mr Garland, who lives in the Wiltshire village of Southwick, said that during a three to four-week period in the search for Ben, police found around 20 bodies in the water, but not one of them was his son.

Ben had been working as a deckhand on a luxury yacht at the time he went missing and was known to many of the locals in Ibiza.

Mr Garland says he visits the island once a year to speak with them and remember his son.

Speaking about his years-long struggle with grief, the bus driver said: “It’s a pain you can’t describe to anybody. Unless that person is going through something similar. I struggle to get out of bed every day.

“Work is my best therapy, because I know I have to get up, because I know I have to pay bills and everything else.

“But when I’m not working, I struggle to get out of bed. I know I need counselling, but I’m too stubborn.

“I’m not over it and I never will be.”

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Mr Garland praised the efforts of police in Ibiza and said they “never gave up” on his son.

He now organises a yearly motorbike event called “Ride To The Tide: The Ben Garland Memorial Run” – which raises money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

Mr Garland said: “It’s just our way of memorialising Ben and remembering him. It’s one of my happy days of the year.”

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What were Jay Slater’s last known movements?

Mr Slater had been holidaying with friends in southern Tenerife before travelling to the northwestern mountain village of Masca with two people he met at the NRG music festival on Sunday 16 June.

The teenager, from Oswaldtwistle near Blackburn in Lancashire, told a friend over the phone at 8:30am the following morning that he was walking back to his holiday accommodation after missing a bus – a journey that would take 11 hours on foot.

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He also said he was lost, in need of water, and only had 1% charge on his phone.

The last person to see Mr Slater was Masca resident Ofelia Medina Hernandez who spoke to the teenager on Monday 17 June.

Ms Hernandez said she told him a bus was due at 10am as he seemingly hoped to get back to his accommodation.

However, he set off walking – and she said she later drove past him while he was “walking fast”.

Tenerife police confirmed on Tuesday that several dogs from Madrid would be joining the search and rescue effort.

A family has been left “incredibly distraught” after the death of a four-year-old boy in his garden in Ceredigion in west Wales.

Maldwyn “Gwern” Evans died at his home in Tynreithin, Tregaron, on 20 June.

His family described him as a “keen little farmer” who would be remembered for his “captivating personality”.

“As a family, we are incredibly distraught by our tragic loss, and he will be greatly missed by us and the entire community,” they said in a statement issued through Dyfed-Powys Police.

“He was a loving son and a caring brother, who touched the hearts of so many.

“He lived his short life to the fullest and will be remembered for his captivating personality.

“He was an extremely keen little farmer who had knowledge and ability beyond his years.”

They added: “We would like to thank everyone for their support and kindness at this horrific time.

“It has meant so much to the whole family.”

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Dyfed-Powys Police said in a previous statement: “The death is not being treated as suspicious and HM Coroner has been informed.

“Our thoughts are with the family who are receiving support and they have asked for privacy during this difficult time.”