A TIKTOK star has quit his search for missing Jay Slater as he said he’s ‘never had any money’ from GoFundMe.
Callum Fahim, who voluntarily travelled to Tenerife to help cops, claimed he has left after being slammed with death threats and seeing no cash.
PAThe search for missing Jay Slater was called off after two weeks[/caption]
Ian WhittakerHis family will remain in Tenerife to use the funds to continue their search[/caption]
Ian WhittakerMissing posters have been put up around Jay’s last known location[/caption]
He flew over after contacting the 19-year-old’s mum, Debbie, online, as reported by Sky News.
But now the social media personality plans to return to the UK on Thursday.
A GoFundMe donation page created by Jay’s friend Lucy has so far raised more than £48,000 for Jay’s family to continue their search.
In a statement on the site, his mother shared an update on how the funds would be used.
She said: “Your generosity has been vast, and we are so grateful for all of your support and kindness during this unimaginable time for our family.
“We will continue to use part of the funds to support the volunteers working hard in the mountains to find Jay.
“We are currently looking after Paul Arnett, putting together a package of any equipment and essentials he needs and going up to do a drop for him.
“We are also supporting Callum Fahim and his group with accommodation and other essentials.
“The remaining funds will continue to be used to support the rescue teams who are tirelessly searching for Jay as well as our own expenses as we remain in Tenerife looking for our boy.”
But, TikToker Callum told Sky News he has not received any of the money.
Meanwhile, in a message penned on Facebook, the search volunteer wrote: “I can confirm that none of my “essentials” and none of my group’s “essentials” have been paid.
“However, she did contribute towards a hotel and flight.”
It comes after Jay’s heartbroken family vowed to remain in Tenerife after police called off the land search.
Jay’s devastated mum said “words cannot describe the pain and agony” after the search for her son was called off.
Debbie Duncan said in a heartbreaking statement “we just want to find him”.
The hunt was ended after 14 days of looking for the 19-year-old.
Five questions still unanswered in Jay Slater’s disappearance
By James Halpin
Missing Rolex after ‘scuffle’
Police launched a new probe on Saturday morning over the theft of a Rolex watch just hours before Jay disappeared.
It is unclear exactly how Jay’s disappearance might be linked but one of Jay’s pals told detectives the alleged theft may have led to Jay wandering off on his own to try and find the watch.
The Rolex disappeared when a fight broke out at the club Jay was partying at with investigators questioning taxi drivers and bar staff present on the strip.
Police clear duo
Two mystery Brits who partied with Jay Slater on the night of his disappearance were labelled “not relevant” by investigators.
Investigator Mark Williams-Thomas said the men stayed with Jay at an Airbnb cottage in Tenerife before he vanished.
They are said to both be in their late 30s or early 40s and from Luton, Bedfordshire, with one going by the nickname “Johnny Vegas”.
The men were only briefly asked to speak with cops before being allowed to fly home to the UK.
Just six volunteers for ‘massive’ search
Yesterday, Tenerife cops launched what they called a “massive” new search with the help of specialist volunteers to find the 19-year-old Brit.
However, just six volunteers reportedly turned up, claimed Tiktoker Paul Arnott, 29, who flew in to help with the search.
Jay’s father Warren and older brother Zak were seen at the search site.
The area being searched is a 2000ft ravine that has a steep hiking trail traversing it down to the sea.
Mystery final phone calls
Jay’s last phone call to his pal Lucy Law has been shrouded in mystery with it springing up several questions.
The 18-year-old woman told reporters Jay had called her in a panic at around 8.30am on Monday June 17.
She recalled him saying he wasn’t able to catch a bus and was going to start walking back to his flat.
Jay told her his phone was almost out of power, that he had cut his leg on a prickly cactus and he badly needed a drink.
Pinging phone
Search teams narrowed their efforts to a small group of buildings close to where Jay’s phone last pinged, but found nothing last week.
Jay took a 45 minutes car journey with two men to an Airbnb near Masco in the Rural de Teno, a national park in the island’s north.
He posted a Snapchat picture at the £40-a-night digs at around 7.30am appearing to show him holding a cigarette and walking down some stone steps.
After deciding to leave the cottage, Jay rang Lucy before his mobile went dead at 8.50am near a hiking trail in the park.
The young Brit vanished after a night out at the NRG festival at Papagayo nightclub in Playa de las Americas on June 17.
Spanish authorities say “there is no current evidence of criminality” in the case, with his family saying they will not give up hope of finding him.
Meanwhile, a private investigator revealed Jay “stole a Rolex” before he vanished and the first picture of the man who rented the Airbnb where he spent his last night was revealed.
Jay was last seen travelling with the two mystery men in the north of the island in the Rural de Teno park.
The morning after, he made a final frantic phone call to pal Lucy to tell her he was stranded in the “middle of nowhere”.
Panicked Jay, facing an 11-hour walk back to their hotel, told her he needed water and only had one per cent of battery left on his phone.
His other friend Brad Hargreaves revealed a second call in which Jay told him he had veered off the main path – leading to speculation he may have slid down rocks.
TikTokA message written by Callum after he gave up his search[/caption]
PAEmergency workers searched for Jay near the village of Masca, Tenerife[/caption]
Doug SeeburgTwo plain-clothed officers searched the Airbnb Jay was last at on Tuesday[/caption]