Jay Slater’s ‘desperate’ family vows to keep searching in Tenerife until missing teen is found after cops call off hunt

JAY Slater’s “desperate” family has vowed to continue their search in Tenerife until the missing teen is found.

Jay’s uncle requested additional contact from cops on the Spanish island while family members and a handful of volunteers carry out their own foot searches.

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Jay’s family continued on with the search even after the police ended their official hunt[/caption]

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Jay Slater has been missing for more than three weeks[/caption]

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Jay’s older brother Zak with his father Warren continuing to search for the teen this week[/caption]

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Cops called off their official search after two weeks but have vowed to continue to follow up with leads[/caption]

The apprentice bricklayer, 19, was last seen on June 17 after leaving an Airbnb in the small northern village of Masca to walk back to his place, which would have taken him 11 hours.

Members of his family and a small number of volunteers are now undertaking impromptu foot searches after the police halted the official land hunt on June 30.

Jay’s uncle Glen Duncan, 41, described the family’s situation as “just desperate – despair”.

Mr Duncan stated that the family feels abandoned and when asked if they wanted assistance from police in the United Kingdom, he replied, “We would love that, it’s just not as simple as that.”

He told Sky News: “So far we’ve just been in touch with the British consulate out here who have been saying it’s still a live investigation, we have just got to sit tight.”