Spanish Police Say Body Found on Tenerife Is Likely British Teen Who Went Missing Nearly Month Ago

Published on July 16, 2024

LONDON—Human remains have been found in the search for a British teen who went missing almost a month ago on the island of Tenerife, Spanish police said Monday. It is likely to be the body of Jay Slater, though formal identification has not been made, police said. “The Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group of the Civil Guard has located the lifeless body of a young man in the Masca area after 29 days of constant search,” according to the statement. “All indications indicate that it could be the young British man who has been missing since last June 17.” LBT Global, a charity that supported Slater’s family, said the body was found with Slater’s clothing and possessions near the last location of his mobile phone....