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Jay Slater’s best pal Lucy Mae Law raises £30,000 in just 3 days as his worried mum thanks public for their ‘generosity’
A picture emerged yesterday of Jay and Lucy together on Sunday before he disappeared
THE GoFundMe page set up to raise money for the family of missing Brit teen Jay Slater has surpassed its goal in just three days.
Set up by Jay's pal Lucy Law, the fundraising page aimed to collect £30,000 for his family as they search for him in Tenerife.
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Now only days after it was created, with almost 3,000 donations, the page now sits at more than £30,500.
Jay's worried mum Debbie Duncan released a statement today thanking the public for their generosity on the page.
She wrote: "Hi everyone, this is Debbie, Jay's mother. Thank you all for your generosity and kindness during this difficult time.
"We are extremely worried and are doing everything we can to find Jay. Please continue to share our fundraiser far and wide.
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"Your support means the world to us, and we are grateful for any help you can provide."
Debbie reassured those contributing to the page that the money wouldn't be used for anything over than expenses to remain in Tenerife.
At least 15 of Jay's family and friends have flown out to the holiday island as rescue efforts enter the seventh day.
Jay's mum Debbie is accompanied by his dad Warren Slater and brother Zak.
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Debbie wrote: ";I wanted to confirm that this is the only GoFundMe fundraiser approved by our family.
"We have not yet withdrawn any funds and are currently covering the expenses, such as the trip to Tenerife and accommodation, ourselves.
"The funds will remain on hold with GoFundMe until we post a further update on this page."
It comes as...
- Jay's mum gave a tearful plea and said "I just want my baby back"
- Owner of Airbnb where Jay stayed saw him "walking fast" up a dangerous ravine
- Brit cops offered to fly out and help but Spanish officials said no
- Jay’s mum slammed the Tenerife police investigation
- A possible new sighting of Jay placed him 3.5 miles away from where he vanished with two men
- The missing teen's dad and brother visited the search site
- Cops turn their search to several brick outbuildings near Jay's last known location
Lucy was the last person to speak to her friend Jay before he vanished in northern Tenerife on Monday.
On Sunday evening he had gone to a rave with pals Lucy and Brad but left with two new people he'd just met.
After staying at their accommodation near Masca village, Jay missed the bus home on Monday morning and was faced with a 10-hour walk.
He made a panicked phone call to Lucy to tell her he was lost in the middle of nowhere, his phone was about to die and he needed water.
Local cops today focused their efforts around several small buildings in the desolate parkland close to Jay's last known location in the Rural de Teno park.
Pictures from the mammoth search op today show rescue workers scouring the sparse brush land around two small brick buildings.
One firefighter familiar with the area has said it is "strange" that Jay hasn't been found yet.
Riccardo, from the Brigada Forestal services, told Manchester Evening News: "It's very difficult to find people here, because of the ravines and the mountains.
"I've seen the case and about the missing boy on the internet... but the days are now passing by and it's increasingly strange that he hasn't appeared yet.
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"The information we have is that Jay [and his friends] were going to a music festival, and afterwards, the last sign of him was around here in the Teno Rural Park.
"I don't know if he was walking, hiking... I just don't know. That's where I lose the thread."
Timeline of Jay Slater’s disappearance
By Ellie Doughty, Foreign News Reporter
SUNDAY JUNE 16 - MONDAY 17
Jay goes to a rave at the 2024 NRG music festival in Tenerife, around Arona on the south of the island
8.35pm - Jay posts a smiling Snapchat video of him laughing with friends
He leaves the rave with two men he met that day and is driven back to their accommodation across the island
MONDAY 17
7.30am - Jay posts a Snapchat of a hand holding a cigarette in the area where the accommodation was - near the rural de Teno Park on the north of the island
8.30am - Jay calls his friend Lucy Law and tells her he missed a bus, had one per cent of battery left on his phone and was stuck in the “middle of nowhere”
9am - A missing persons report is filed and the search for Jay begins
TUESDAY 18
2am - Police knock on the door of Jay’s mum Debbie Duncan’s home and tell her to catch the first flight out to Tenerife
7am - She flies out from Manchester Airport alongside her son Zak to help with the search
Debbie is sent a Snapchat message saying “Kiss goodbye to your boy, you’re never going to see him again, he owes me a lot of money."
WEDNESDAY 19
12.30pm - Police move the search to the south of the island briefly after a false sighting
Cops search his hotel room for clues as his mum says there was “nothing untoward there”
Debbie gives a heart-wrenching interview where she shares fears he has been “taken” and says “I just want my baby back”
THURSDAY 20
Cops begin day four of the massive search for Jay
FRIDAY 21
Lancashire cops offer to help with the search but Tenerife authorities say they are "satisfied that they have the resources they need"
Search turns to 22,000ft ravine in Masca - part of an area dubbed ";the badlands" by locals
SATURDAY 22
The sixth day of the search begins with sniffer dogs, cops, mountain rescue and firefighters again taking to the hills in northern Tenerife
Possible new sighting of Jay places him near a church with two men at 6pm on Monday - although unconfirmed by police
Jay's dad Warren and brother Zak visit the search site in Tenerife
SUNDAY 23
Cops focus their search around small outbuildings in de Teno park near where Jay's phone last pinged
Jay's mum Debbie says trolls are comparing her to Karen Matthews
The GoFundMe set up by Jay's friend Lucy surpasses £30,000 after just three days
Exclusive Sun footage shows Jay appearing to fall and stumble back up at a rave before he vanished
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