One of the key characters in the Jay Slater saga is his best pal Lucy Mae Law, who was apparently the last person to speak to the missing teenager on the phone before he disappeared in Tenerife.

According to Lucy Mae, Jay Slater rang her on the morning he went missing during the 11-hour trek back to his accommodation. She claims he told her that his phone was on 1% and that he was lost in a rural area on the island. 

As the Spanish authorities searched for Jay Slater, Lucy Mae slagged them off to the press while calling on British police to travel to Spain and do the job properly. 

Lucy Mae 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.”

“The police here don’t speak English and don’t even have a translator after three days. I feel like they’re fobbing me off. They’re still asking me the same questions as when I first reported Jay missing. The two boys that he was last with have left the country. They need to be questioned by British police.”

Publicly dissing the Spanish police while they’re looking for your missing mate? Maybe not the best idea in the world. Then again, maybe it’s a stroke of genius? If there’s one thing that’s going to get the Guardia Civil to pull their finger out, it’s embarrassing them in the international press. After all, her pal Jay is missing. If she truly believed that not enough was being done by the Spanish authorities, then it’s fair enough to call them out on it.

Unfortunately, the Spanish media weren’t too happy about Lucy Mae’s comments, and one editorial written by the Atlantico Hoy news outlet disagreed with her assessment:

“Firstly, the Guardia Civil, Agents from the Special Mountain Intervention Rescue Groups (GREIM), Civil Protection of Buenavista del Norte, and the volunteer firefighters of Santiago del Teide have deployed a significant operation on the ground, with Canine Division dogs, drones, and helicopters from the air.”

“Secondly, it should also be noted that the Guardia Civil is not leading the search party, but is carrying out an investigation of the events that involves records and interviews with the last people who saw Jay Slater, online teams looking at CCTV, social media and other leads on the internet, and that, since the investigation is still ongoing, the results of these have not been made public because they are being conducted under the secrecy act.”

That does sound quite professional and thorough, to be fair. But fair play to Lucy Mae for having them confirm it anyway. Lucy Mae herself is thought to still be in Tenerife trying to help with the search, but hasn’t spoken out about it in the last few days.

Jay Slater’s last known location was half a mile north of Masca village. Here’s hoping we get a breakthrough soon as the search continues into Day #11.

For a look at how Lucy Mae managed to raise £36,000 for Jay with a GoFundMe, click HERE.