A NEW image has been released of Jay Slater just hours before he vanished in Tenerife on Monday.
The photograph shows Jay, 19, at a rave on Sunday evening which he left with two new friends before disappearing the next day.
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Jay disappeared after making a frantic phone call on Monday to pal Lucy Law to tell her he was stranded in the “middle of nowhere”.
Panicked Jay, facing a 10-hour walk back to their hotel, told her he needed water and only had one per cent of battery left on his phone.
It sparked a desperate round-the-clock search for the Lancashire teen, with his heartbroken mum and family jetting out to the island to join the hunt.
Rescue crews have since focused their efforts around the 2,000ft Masca ravine close to Jay’s last known location – the desolate Teno Nature Reserve.
The new image – which shows Jay wading through a packed dance floor – comes after footage of him from the same night.
Video showed him walking through the club with sunglasses propped on his head as music blared out.
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It comes as the search for Jay enters its sixth day on the north of the island.
Rescue efforts have turned their focus to an area known locally as “the badlands”, scouring a 2,000ft ravine in a remote park.
Pictures from the scene show cops, firefighters, volunteers and sniffer dogs scanning the desolate Teno Nature Reserve, Jay’s last known location.
Locals and experts have warned of the treacherous conditions in the area – where the air is “thin”, temperatures change rapidly and the mountains drop sharply to the water below.
Jay’s mum Debbie today slammed the investigation into her son’s disappearance for not allowing British cops to contribute.
On Friday Lancashire Constabulary offered to help Spain’s Guardia Civil in their efforts to find the teenager.
But local police rejected the bid and insisted they have the “resources” required to find him.
The mum also told The Guardian she spent eight hours in a police station as they revealed plans for ramping up the rescue effort.
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