Jay Slater, 19, vanished in Tenerife on June 17 Jay’s dad and brother searching the Tenerife mountains Doug Seeburg Jay at a rave the night before he vanished
The apprentice bricklayer from Lancashire was on holiday with two friends when he vanished on the holiday island on June 17.
Although formal identification has yet to take place – the body was discovered alongside Jay’s belongings and clothes.
Now cops have said an autopsy will take place to confirm a cause of death – but not for several days.
Meaning the family, who have been out in the mountains searching for him themselves, face days ahead before they will know what exactly happened to Jay.
After two weeks of a mammoth search in the Tenerife mountains, cops called off the main hunt.
Jay’s devastated family, including his dad Warren and brother Zak, continued to look for him.
The Civil Guard confirmed specialist mountain search officers had continued to search for Jay even though the “large-scale” operation was axed.
A force spokesman said: “The human remains were found some two hours before we went public with the information they had been found, so around 10am local time.
“The large-scale operation involving multiple units had been suspended but as we always said, we never stopped looking for Jay.
“The mountain rescue group continued looking for the missing man when they were on duty and have now found the remains of a person they believe is him.”
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