Jay Slater search became 'massive PR thing' and 'absolutely mad' in final days

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The family of missing British teenager Jay Slater was left devastated on Sunday when Spanish police called off the 13-day search for the 19-year-old from Lancashire.

The investigation into his disappearance has seen thousands of people from across the world send messages of support, make donations, and closely follow every update.However, the case has been tainted by online trolls targeting the grieving family, and the search efforts have been met with scepticism, with one British volunteer labelling the final push to find Jay as nothing more than a massive PR stunt and "absolutely mad".

Despite all this, one thing remains certain - Jay's loved ones are desperate to bring him home and they won't stop searching.Tenerife's Civil Guard, who have been leading the efforts to locate the 19-year-old, announced that it was suspending its active search for Jay Slater after launching a "macro search" on Saturday and finding nothing.

The extensive search involving sniffer dogs, a helicopter and mountain rescue experts has now come to a halt. READ MORE: Jay Slater met 'two Airbnb Brits days before disappearing' as mystery deepens They stated that officers would continue to act on any leads or other information that came in - but the active work that has been ongoing since June 17 when the 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer was reported missing will now cease.The case took a significant turn less than 24 hours after a final push operation.