TWO strangers who took missing Jay Slater back to their Airbnb in Tenerife before he vanished have flown back to the UK.
The 19-year-old, from Lancashire, left a rave with two British men he met on Sunday night and went back to a property in Rural de Teno park.
But the next morning he called friend Lucy Law to tell her his phone was about to die and he was stranded in the middle of nowhere.
Jay’s last known location at around 8am on Monday was the Teno Rural Park in the northwest of the island – a 10-hour walk from his accommodation.
He has not been heard from or seen since, with search crews desperately hunting around the clock for the apprentice bricklayer.
Jay’s loved ones say they have been left “drained beyond words” as the hunt enters its fifth day.
The two mystery men who Jay was last with have not broken their silence and are understood to have since left the island.
Haunting pictures have last night emerged of the Airbnb they took Jay to in Rural de Teno park.
His final Snapchat picture was an out-of-focus image of a hand holding cigarettes in Buenavista del Norte, which sits within the park.
Pal Lucy revealed she had tracked down the house where Jay stayed – and was told he had left on Monday morning.
The two men said Jay went out for cigarettes before going back to the property and saying he wanted to go home.
It’s not known where he would have bought the cigarettes.
Lucy said: “We managed to find the house. I knocked on the door and there were two people there.
“They told me Jay had spoken to the next door neighbours and they’d told him there was a bus every 10 minutes back down to Los Cristianos.
“The bus stop was right next to the house. So obviously if he’d gone to get the bus he wouldn’t have got lost because it (the stop) was visible from the front door.”
According to locals, Jay was spotted “walking alone” before his disappearance.
Araceli works in the business next to the rental property Jay was believed to have stayed at before going missing.
She told The Mirror: “I never saw the missing boy, but I know people saw him walking on his own. I saw the two British men who stayed here.
“They came in for cafe con leche a couple of times. One was aged about 40. The other one was slightly younger.
“They arrived on Saturday and were due to stay until Monday, but they left on Tuesday.”
Lucy has called for the two men to be questioned by British police.
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She previously described his disappearance as “suspicious”, and added: “There’s something weird going on.”
Lucy has begged British police to get involved in the search as she believes not enough is being down to track him down.
She said: “We need British police here. I just want to find my mate. He’s been missing three days. It’s not looking good now.
“We feel as though it’s down to us to find him and that we’re doing more than the police.”
Jay’s family and friends in Tenerife are said to be “drained beyond words” as they struggle to find answers.
Rach Louise Harg, who has shared updates on the “Jay Slater Missing” group on Facebook, said: “There isn’t an update for anyone unfortunately.
“Struggling to find words at this time but all I can say is we are looking still and everyone is doing all they can!!
“We are drained beyond words I just can’t say no more I wish I could I wish this would end now this living nightmare SEARCHES are on going and we remain positive.”
It comes as the hunt enters its fifth day, with rescue crews so far failing to find any trace of Jay.
Lancashire teen Jay had flown out to the island with friends Lucy and Brad for the NRG festival for what his mum said was his first holiday with pals.
Jay’s last known location at around 8am on Monday was the Teno Rural Park in the northwest of the island – a 10-hour walk from his accommodation.
He has not been heard from or seen since, with search crews desperately hunting around the clock for the apprentice bricklayer.
Members of Jay’s local community in Oswaldtwistle, near Blackburn, gathered at a church event for a “service of hope”.
Friends at the service described Jay as the “life and soul of the party” to Sky News.
Meanwhile, Jay’s panicked grandmother June Duncan said she is “terrified” at the thought of what could have happened to him.
She told LancsLive: “The longer it goes on the more worrying it is. I’m just getting through each day at a time.
“It’s hot out there in Tenerife and I just can’t bear to think about what’s happened to Jay, I’m terrified.”
Jay’s mum Debbie Duncan, June’s daughter, this week issued a desperate emotional plea for her son’s safe return.
She fears the teen may have been kidnapped and has flown to the island as the search continues.
Breaking down in tears, she told ITN: “It’s just an absolute living nightmare. It’s like a dream – it’s like it’s not happening, it really is. I wouldn’t wish this on anybody.
“I just want my baby back. Please, just anybody who can help just look for him. There’s a massive area up there, massive.
“He’s out there somewhere, or somebody knows where he is. We just need to find my baby.”
She is among many of Jay’s family and friends who have flown out to the Canary island this week to help with the hunt.
Cops, firefighters, sniffer dogs, drones and helicopters are all still scouring the hills where he was last seen.
Police briefly moved their search to the other side island on Wednesday after a reported sighting came in.
But the huge search operation shifted back near the village of Masca in northwestern Tenerife after the report turned out to be false.
