Jay Slater is on the lookout for groups exploring caves, ravines and a vast expanse of spectacular volcanic rock

“Why would any maska ​​come?” asks Wayne Bennett, 39, from Wiltshire.

He has just come to Tenerife with two friends on a pre-booked holiday, and Masca was first on the list of recommended parks to walk through through his automobile condo agent.

It is beneficial to name it a village. Maximum, a group of houses and villas surrounded by gorgeous volcanic rocks on both sides. At a short distance from the road we could pass two vehicles.

To get there, it’s a vomit-inducing rollercoaster of a road that sometimes becomes like you’re using during the sky.

It attracts sightseers, hardcore hikers and nature lovers, usually from Germany and mainland Spain. It’s miles away from the standard Tenerife birthday celebration scene, both figuratively and literally.

“There’s nothing there, right?” Wayne says, looking relatively unsatisfied.

Wayne and his friends, until we told them, had no idea that this was where 19-year-old Jay Slater had spent the night before he went missing.

They had all heard about Jai’s story, but were surprised when he found himself right in front of the rented entertainment flat where he had resigned on June 17.

That morning, Jai was apparently strolling down the steep mountain road of the village. His friend, Lucy Mae Legislation, said he called her and told her he had no water, his battery was at 1% and he was lost.

The location of his telephone was pinging somewhere like a cell phone mast at the summit of the valley. And the coming Jai disappeared without any sign.

On Saturday, almost two weeks after Jay’s disappearance, the government in Tenerife organized a rush to clean up the branch.

Situation personnel were daily searching the Muska Valley and surrounding ravines, caves and paths, but with no success.

They were hoping that the decision to conduct a “large-scale search” would draw skilled beginner climbers and hikers to the branch to sweep through the bush, and help find any clues about Jay.

On the date, less than one group volunteered.

A total of 30 community members, along with professionals, were tasked with combating a huge and difficult-to-access search branch. For most of the morning, there were more newsmen than rescue workers at the rendezvous.

Police forces around the world operate in different ways with regard to dealing with the media, and here in Tenerife the coverage seemed not to comment on an active investigation.

Appeals for assistance have been rejected, posters have been rejected and interviews have been refused. It was left to Jay Slater’s father and older brother to put up the posters in the city of Santiago del Teide, at the bottom of the national soil.

Upcoming one – bias – center trade. Just before Saturday’s search began, Brigadier Cipriani Martin of Spain’s Guardia Civil responded patiently to British and local journalists and explained what stage the investigation was at.

As a result of that two-week window without information, many believe a void was created, which was, in turn, filled with speculation and conspiracy theories.

Wild rumors spreading on TikTok, Reddit, and Facebook resulted in real-life harassment and trolling. Jai’s crowd said that fake messages on social media were preventing them from gaining real knowledge that could actually help them in their quest.

The person they thanked was climber and TikTok personality Paul Arnot, who landed on the island nearly a year after Jay disappeared and is helping in the search.

We saw him in the morning in an unknown search, looking tired and drenched in urine.

“I’m checking different areas,” he said. “Some days I have been with the police and mountain rescue teams. They told me where to look.”

He’s constantly posting videos — dozens of movies on one date — to TikTok for his 280,000 fans. That’s a staggering number, and almost a portion of those have come to him since he started posting about Jay Slater.

We asked him what he would say to those who said he was doing this to boost his personal profile.

“I do social media anyway,” he said. “I film hillbilly stuff.” His family wanted help and exposure and that’s what I do.

Lancashire Police noted in a previous comment that it had struck a deal to assist Spain’s civil defence, but that the company had been instructed to be “satisfied that they have the resources they need”.

As time passed, the branch being explored grew.

Within the first few days of our arrival, a group of firefighters, civil guards and mountain rescue workers concentrated on the branch closest to the house that Jay had left on the morning of June 17.

A team of Sanchay Parishad employees explored the stretch of land below the rock on which small houses had been constructed.

When nothing was found, the search moved to the latter valley, where Jai’s phone pinged the most.

At the base of the valley, somewhat obscured by bushes, there are some dilapidated agricultural structures.

Sniffer dogs were deployed and officers carried out extensive painting within the structures.

Was Jai there? Was there evidence that he might have been looking for something to drink?

Police vehicles were parked in the valley for three-four days. The road to the buildings was blocked off by police and as we walked out of the branch late at night, there was a patrol vehicle parked with headlights on.

It appeared as if this could possibly be a move by the police.

However, the next morning, with the vehicles gone far enough, the monitor opened and the search shifted elsewhere.

We made the unsuspecting trek to see why they spent so many days in this particular branch and found a bevy of lonely objects in the ruined rooms: an empty bottle of sun cream, tea bags, bottles of H2O, women’s Clothes on hangers, and an old bed.

Every department was checked for any signs of Jai being there, but the police simply moved on to alternate investigation areas, apparently as nothing there was deemed worthy of attention for investigation.

Jay Slater’s disappearance has had an impact on much of the community, none more so than his parents, who have been in Tenerife since his disappearance.

He has called on friends and the crowd to help him deal with it.

With each passing date, the concerns are getting worse and that is why so many of the community have been inspired to donate cash to help them. Debbie Duncan, Jay’s mother, said the budget meant to assist Teneriffe’s mountain rescue groups and provide assistance for the living costs of the crowd on the island was out of date, given the pace at which they were waiting for information.

This concern is also shared through others. Assisting in the weekend search was Livia Karzewski. The 40-year-old mother lives in Tenerife and often takes walks in the branch where Jay has always been.

“Sometimes the ground is a little difficult here,” she says. “There’s a lot of stones there. You need good shoes, you need to be careful. It’s not easy, you have to be prepared. “

We ask her what made her come here to speed up the search. Her solution used to be simple: “I wanted to come and live here because I have a son who is the same age as Jay. “I think if something happened to my boy, I would really appreciate it if other people would help find him.”

As the search approached, it became clear that further progress was ruled out. A helicopter flew back to its base, the drones were packed up and the search teams went home for the night and the Jay Slater crowd continues to wait.