Jay Slater’s best friend Lucy Mae Law pays tribute to ‘the happiest person in the room’ after body found in Tenerife

JAY Slater’s best friend said she is “lost for words” after a body was found in the hunt for the Brit teen in Tenerife.

Searchers discovered remains in a ravine on Monday – four weeks after Jay, 19, disappeared while on holiday with pals Lucy Mae Law and Brad Hargreaves.

Jay Slater and best pal Lucy Mae Law – who described him as the ‘most smiley person in the room’Instagram

Jay, 19, had been missing on the island of Tenerife since June 17

In a heartbreaking Instagram post, Lucy – who was one of the last to speak to Jay before he vanished – said: “Honestly lost for words.

“Always the happiest and most smiley person in the room, you was one of a kind Jay and you’ll be missed more than you know. 

“I’m sure you’ll ‘have your dancing shoes polished and ready’ waiting for us all. We all love you buddy. Fly high.”

Jay vanished 29 days ago after going to a rave the night before with friends – sparking a huge effort to find the Lancashire teen.

Spanish cops axed the official search less than two weeks in – but a body was found on Monday in the area Jay was last known to have been.

Dramatic footage showed rescue workers using a helicopter to reach an “inaccessible” ravine.

Rescue workers could be seen hacking at bushes and climbing up the sides of the huge mountains as part of their hunt.

Specialists on the ground are said to have found the body at around 10am on Monday.

The Spanish Civil Guard said initial evidence suggests he “suffered an accident/fall in the area where he was found”.

A spokesman said: “Everything is pointing to the body being that of the young British man who disappeared on June 17, pending full identification.”

They added the search was “complicated” due to the “very difficult terrain”.

It is understood the body was found close to where Jay’s mobile phone last pinged – along with his belongings and clothes.

But Spanish cops have refused to reveal the exact location where the body was found.

An autopsy is expected to take place in the next couple of days in the northern Tenerife city of La Laguna.

Jay’s distraught family have been updated and a formal investigation by police is set to follow.

A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said they have been notified by the Civil Guard that a body has been found – and that “the indications are that this is Jay Slater”.

They added: “While at this stage no formal identification has been carried out our thoughts are very much with Jay’s family at this time, and we continue to offer them our support.”

Jay was first reported missing the morning after he travelled to the unforgiving mountainous area of Tenerife in the early hours of June 17.

He went to stay at an Airbnb with two men after a night of partying.

He then left in the morning where he tried to do an 11-hour trek back to his own accommodation after missing the bus.

Jay made a final frantic call to friend Lucy to say he was lost, had one per cent phone battery, and needed water.

In an earlier call to friend Brad, his feet could be heard slipping on the rocks.

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