Jay Slater’s mum withdrawing cash from £36k GoFundMe to pay for supporters to fly to Tenerife as she defends search team

JAY Slater’s mum has revealed she is withdrawing some of the £36,000 worth of donations raised amid the hunt for her son.

Debbie Duncan said the cash will be used to fly out the “loved ones” of the “wonderful people” who are with her in Tenerife.

Ian Whittaker

Debbie is in Tenerife as the search continues

Heartbroken Debbie, 55, said money would also go towards the teams on their 11th day searching for Jay, as well as her family’s accommodation and food.

She wrote on the page today: “We are currently working with GoFundMe to withdraw part of the funds, which are being safely held.

“I wanted to share that these funds will be used to support the mountain rescue teams who are tirelessly searching for Jay.

“Additionally, since our stay in Tenerife needs to be extended, we will also use the funds to cover accommodation and food expenses.

“I’m surrounded by wonderful people who are by my side, but far from their loved ones, so we’ll also be using part of these funds to fly them to Tenerife so we can support each other during these dark times.”

Jay has been missing since last Monday, and Debbie said her family are in a “living nightmare” as search teams fail to find any trace of him.

After going to a rave that finished in the early hours of June 17, Jay headed to Masca with two British men he had met that night.

He shared a final Snapchat from their Airbnb of a hand holding a cigarette at 7.30am.

Jay then tried to make his way back to his holiday accommodation – an 11 hour walk away.

But at around 8.50am he made a final frantic call to friend Lucy, telling her he was lost in the “middle of nowhere” with no water and had just one per cent battery on his phone.