By Ana Cantero

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish police stated on Sunday that they had ended a seek for British teenager Jay Slater, who has been lacking on the Canary island of Tenerife since June 17, however that the case remains to be open.

“The search operation is no longer active, but the case is still open and there are several lines of investigation,” a Civil Guard spokeswoman advised Reuters.

Slater, 19, was on vacation on the island when he went lacking. His cellphone was final traced to the Masca ravine in a distant nationwide park within the north of the island.

Dozens of law enforcement officials, rescue groups and fireplace fighters have been trying since then within the steep valley, utilizing canine, drones and a helicopter.

“The search has gone on for many days because it is a rocky area that is hard to access,” the spokeswoman stated.

Some volunteers joined police and different rescue employees to type a staff of greater than 30 individuals who combed the realm on Saturday.