Jay Slater's heartbroken mother has spoken of her 'living nightmare' and says she wished she'd told her son not to go to Tenerife before he went missing.
The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, was reported missing by his friends on Monday (June 17). He had flown out to holiday on the island with pals for the NRG music festival but disappeared after going to stay with people he met after a night out.
A major search is continuing on the Spanish island, involving police dogs, mountain rescue teams and swathes of Jay's friends and family. READ MORE Jay Slater missing in Tenerife LIVE updates as desperate search for teen continues Speaking to ITV News, Jay's mum Debbie Duncan, who has since also flown out to Tenerife, described the 'absolute nightmare' she is living through. "I wouldn't wish this on anybody.
I want my baby back," she said as she broke down in tears. "It's a nightmare, an absolute living nightmare. "He'd been saving up, looking so forward to this event, absolutely buzzing about it. [It was the] third day of the NRG Festival and this has happened. "I was loving that he was going and saying 'you'll love it'.
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