Jay Slater's mum issues statement on GoFundMe page as £30k raised in Tenerife search

Jay Slater's mum Debbie has issued an update on the GoFundMe page, which has surpassed £30k as the search to find the missing teenager enters its second week.

The fundraiser, which was set up by the last person to speak to the teenager from Lancashire, has reached its target just days after it was created by friend Lucy.

The search for missing Jay is now into its second week, after he was reported missing by his friends on the Spanish island last Monday (June 17). Follow live updates from the search here.

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The teenager reportedly walked off alone into a mountainous area in the Rural de Teno Park, close to the village of Masca, after leaving an Airbnb rental apartment where he had stayed with two people he met at the NRG music festival.

Urgent searches, involving Civil Guard officers, firefighters and mountain rescuers, have been ongoing in the vast area since his disappearance. Jay's loved ones now believe there may have been a 'possible sighting' of him in the village of Santiago del Teide - which is around 7km from Masca.

The GoFundMe created by Lucy Law to 'get Jay Slater home' had received more than £32,000 in donations by Monday morning (June 24), however was the subject of much speculation online and in social media groups, with people questioning what the money would be used for.

Jay's mum Debbie Duncan, who has vowed to 'never give up' on her son, has been added as a beneficiary on the fundraiser and issued a public update, explaining that no money had been withdrawn from the fundraiser and that friends and family had so far funded the trip to Tenerife themselves.

The update read: "Hi everyone, this is Debbie, Jay's