The step-dad of teenager Jay Slater, who has gone missing in Tenerife, has described the moment police knocked on the door and suggested they get on the first flight out.
Jay Slater had travelled to the Spanish island earlier this month with friends Lucy and Brad to attend a music festival. On Sunday night 19-year-old Jay, an apprentice bricklayer, decided to stay out after meeting some new friends while his pals went back to their apartment, LancsLive reports.
The next morning, at around 8.15am, Lucy received a call from Jay in which he said he had missed a bus back but was going to make the 11-hour walk back to their resort. READ MORE Jay Slater missing in Tenerife LIVE updates as desperate search for teen continues Jay only had one per cent battery left on his phone and his mobile died with his last known location showing him in 'the middle of the mountains'.
Less than 24 hours later officers from Lancashire Constabulary were knocking on his mum Debbie's home, in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire.
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