Search teams on the Spanish island of Tenerife on Monday
found human remains in the area where British teenager,
Jay Slater went missing nearly a month ago. Police
say evidence strongly suggests they are his and that on
Monday morning, the civil Guard mountain rescue group found
the body. The Guardia Civil Police Force said that
he may have died from a fall in the challenging
mountainous area but that an autopsy would confirm whether it
was an accident. The family has been notified that
an autopsy will take place soon with the case then
being transferred to a Tenerife Court to determine the cause
of death. The spokesperson said 19 year old Slater
went missing on June 17 and his phone's last signal
was traced to the Massa Ravine in a remote National
Park on the Canary Islands Archipelago. On June 30
. Spanish police said they had ended the search for
Slater after an extensive operation involving dozens officers, rescue
workers and volunteers using dogs, drones and a helicopter
. However, on Monday, they said the Guardia's
civil officers had maintained a continuous and discreet search in
the area for the whole 29 days. The family
could not be reached immediately for comment, British overseas
Missing Persons Charity L BT Global, which has carried
several statements on behalf of the family said in an
email that the body found looks to be that of
Jay Slater.