Jay Slater fundraiser smashes target and nears £50k
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA fundraising effort launched by the family of missing Jay Slater has smashed through its target and is nearing £50,000. On Tuesday morning the GoFundMe page had reached £47,530, with one well-wisher donating £1,000.
It means the effort has smashed through it's £30,000 target, with Jay's mother revealing plans to withdraw some of the cash to fund the rescue efforts and pay for the family's extended stay in Tenerife.
Jay, 19, an apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire, went missing on the holiday island of Tenerife on June 17 after attending the NRG dance festival.
Parents Debbie and Warren held talks with Spanish police on Monday after officers had earlier announced they had called off their search. READ MORE: Jay Slater's mum in talks with Tenerife cops after they call off search for missing son In an update on the GoFundMe page on June 27, mum Debbie posted: "First, I would like to thank everyone for your support, kind messages, and good wishes.
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