Army reservist and private investigator Juan García, is among those advising Jay's mother on how to continue with a private search. Speaking to the Times, he said that 'two weeks is too premature to end the search'. '[Slater] could be alive somewhere ...

The clarification from the Guardia Civil today (Friday) comes after a row between the family and TikToker Callum Fahim, who flew to Tenerife to help look for Jay but later quit the search after receiving death threats.

Callum Fahim said he has barely slept and lived off Doritos and Appletisers as he searched for Jay Slater over the past fortnight

The most recent known whereabouts of Jay Slater was the Rural de Teno Park in the Canary Island's northern region

Jay Slater's family wants to use £50,000 in GoFundMe money to launch a fresh search for the missing Brit who disappeared in the Canary Islands on June 17.

Jay Slater disappeared on the island of Tenerife on June 17 and the search was called off by Spanish police almost two weeks later

The Guardia Civil has told Sky News that the family has to notify them of their plans to use search teams "for good management of information and resources" but they have not yet had a request

SPANISH cops have said Jay Slater’s family can bring in their own search teams to find the missing teenager. The Brit vanished on June 17 and police called off their mammoth efforts to find

Police in Tenerife have said Jay Slater's family can bring in their own search-and-rescue teams to look for the missing teenager.

Jay Slater TikTok investigator Callum Fahim quit the search for the missing teen and claimed he didn't receive money from the family's GoFundMe donations - but Jay's family don't agree

The teen vanished in Tenerife on June 17 and a huge search by the Spanish authorities found nothing - but his family have vowed not to give up