Body is found in hunt for missing teenager Jay Slater

A body has been found in the hunt for missing teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife.

A spokesman for the Civil Guard said today: 'After 29 constant days of searching the  body of the young man has been found in the Masca area.

'The discovery has been possible thanks to the tireless and discreet search carried out by the Civil Guard over these 29 days.

'Everything is pointing to the body being that of the young British man who disappeared on June 17, pending full identification.

'Initial inquiries are pointing to him having suffered an accident/fall in the area where he was found.'

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