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Friends of missing British teenager Jay Slater have issued a plea for a search party in Tenerife today as the hunt resumes for a fourth day on the Spanish island.
Jay, 19, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, has not been seen or heard from since he called a friend on Monday morning to say he was 10 hours away from his accommodation but needed water and had 1% battery life on his phone.
Searches for the apprentice bricklayer, who had flown to the Canary island for the NRG music festival, have taken place in the mountainous Rural de Teno national park.
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Jay's college - 'We are deeply concerned'
Accrington and Rossendale College, where Jay was completing his apprenticeship, issued a statement to say it was 'deeply concerned' by the apprentice bricklayer's disappearance.
A spokesperson said:
'People believe today is a key day in the search'
An Irish journalist based in Tenerife has told Sky News today is seen as a 'key day' in the search for missing British teenager Jay Slater.
Former RTE editor Cliodna O'Flynn spoke to Kay Burley earlier today and said the next few hours could prove vital in the hunt for the 19-year-old from Lancashire.
Watch her interview earlier this morning:
Watch: Jay seen smiling in last social media post
A final Snapchat video of British teenager Jay Slater shows he was smiling and laughing the night before he went missing in Tenerife.
The 19-year-old travelled to the Canary Islands for the three-day 'New Rave Generation' (NRG) music festival with Lucy Mae and another friend last week.
On Sunday night, the apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, left the party in South Tenerife and last spoke to his friend Lucy on Monday morning.
See the video below:
Read: Everything we know about missing teenager Jay Slater
MailOnline reporter Emily Davies reports the hunt for Jay Slater has now entered its fourth day after he went missing in Tenerife while on holiday with his friends.
The 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle was last seen on a night out on Sunday after going to the NRG music festival.
When one of his friends last spoke to him on Monday morning, he said he was lost, thirsty and only had one per cent battery left.
Here's Emily's story on what we know so far:
Map: Where has Jay gone missing?
Searches for Jay have been carried out in the mountainous Rural de Teno national park in the north-west of Tenerife.
The park is reported to be a 10-hour walk from his accommodation in the south of the island.
Read: Jay Slater's mother sent vile Snapchat message
The mother of missing British teenager Jay Slater claims she has received a sick Snapchat message from trolls following her son's disappearance.
The message is said to have read: 'Kiss goodbye to your boy, you're never going to see him again, he owes me a lot of money.'
Read John James's report here:
Jay Slater 'cut his leg on a cactus'
A friend of the missing teeanger Jay Slater told Sky News he had 'cut his leg on a cactus' and was directed to a bus stop as he attempted to return to his accommodation.
Lucy Law, who flew with Jay for the NRG music festival, said the apprentice bricklayer rang her on Monday to say he needed water and had cut his leg.
She told Sky News that Jay was directed to a bus stop after he knocked on the door of a house next to mountains which he had posted on social media.
Speaking to Sky News, she said
72 hours since last contact with Jay
It has now been 72 hours since friends of Jay Slater last heard from him after his phone died in a national park in Tenerife, hours away from his accommodation on the island.
Here's our graphic to explain his last known movements before the 19-year-old was reported missing to police.
Jay Slater: Here's what we know this morning
Morning, if you're just joining us this morning, here's what we know about the search for Jay Slater, the British teenager who has gone missing in Tenerife.
- The hunt for Jay entered its fourth day this morning as searches resume in the mountainous Rural de Teno national park.
- Friends have appealed for people to join them as it reaches three days from the last time they heard from the 19-year-old from Lancashire.
- A message on Facebook said: 'We will be up there again first thing, however a search party is going to be necessary to search everywhere as the area is very big. If you can help, please do, we need to get him home.'
- Jay flew to Tenerife with friends to attend the for the NRG music festival but last made contact on Monday morning when he told them he was 10 hours away from their accommodation but needed water and had 1% battery life on his phone
- His mother Debbie Duncan issued a tearful plea for his return last night as she told ITN, 'It's a nightmare. It's just an absolute living nightmare.'
We will continue to bring you the latest updates from throughout the day.
Read: 'I just want my baby back': Mother's tearful plea for people to find her son
Jay Slater's mother issued a tearful plea for people to find her son as the chaotic search to track him down entered its fourth day.
Debbie Duncan told ITN:
Read our story here:
Jay Slater's friends - 'We need to get him home'
Friends of Jay Slater have today appealed for a search party to help find the missing teenager who hasn't been seen or heard of for 72 hours.
In an update posted on a Facebook group, his friend Lucy wrote:
Good morning
Hello and welcome to MailOnline's live coverage as the search for missing British teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife.
Jay has not been seen or heard from since he called a friend on Monday morning to say he was 10 hours away from his accommodation in the south of the Island but needed water and had 1% battery life on his phone.
His friends have issued a plea for a search party as the hunt for the apprentice bricklayer resumes in the mountainous Rural de Teno national park
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