Map shows Brits missing in Europe after Jay Slater found in Tenerife

Families have been pleading for assistance in locating their missing loved ones over the past few weeks, with the shocking disappearance of Jay Slater casting a spotlight on Britons who go missing overseas.

Jay, 19, disappeared on June 17 after attending a rave in Tenerife, sparking a regional manhunt supported by Spanish national police and local volunteers.

His body was found earlier this week, with an autopsy confirming that the teenager had suffered trauma from a suspected fall in the mountainous region of the popular holiday island.

While his family takes time to mourn his loss, public focus remains firmly on missing Britons, as others appear to have vanished after travelling abroad.

The families of three men have made public appeals after losing contact under puzzling circumstances, with some fearing the worst.

Ben Ross, 26, a trainee solicitor from Golbourne, near Wigan, relocated to Palma, Majorca in June for a break from his studies.

His possessions, including an iPad, his mobile and his wallet, were stolen while he was swimming off the coast of the Spanish island, and his family has not heard from him since July 10.

Family friend Carla Speight told Express.co.uk that Ben’s mother Felix Robinson is concerned about his mental state, noting she received a “peculiar” email just before his disappearance.

She said: “Basically the email was just in reaction to the fact that he couldn’t get access to his money.

“Saying that he thinks that something is going on and she’s controlling him to force him to come home and that he just didn’t want anything to do with her.

“But the language in it was just odd, which has raised concerns with her [Ben’s mother]. She was like, ‘I don’t think he’s very well’.”

Voicing concerns akin to the harrowing Jay Slater scenario, Ms Robinson expressed her deepest fears: “What if he has an accident? What if he falls? I just don’t want my brain to go there, because you start overthinking. I don’t know which way to think.”

In a desperate plea, Cristina Pittalis reaches out for help in locating her son Michael, who mysteriously disappeared in Sardinia, Italy near the town of Luras on July 13.

After vanishing last weekend, his mother urgently called upon the locals to comb through their properties for the 25-year-old.

She alerted the public, stating that Michael had seemingly shed his clothes before he went missing and was last sighted near Luogosanto’s rural expanse.

Ms Pittalis said: “Michael still hasn’t been found. The search has begun. Firefighters and Forest Guards are doing their best to find him.

“He is a very sweet boy, you can approach him without fear, please, if you see him stop him, talk to him, but don’t leave him alone. I saw it please.”

She added: “Tell them about mommy and her baby brother. The police are looking for him but the area is too wide. Please, if you can, look in your lands, in your homes. If you get a chance, please go and help with the research. But don’t go alone, blindly, talk to fire groups, or civil protection, offer your support, ask what and how you can help. They know how to move, and how to coordinate the research groups Please, we need your help.”

Steven Michael B is feared to be in danger after he reportedly left his wife at a garage after an argument, discarded his personal belongings and abandoned his car.

The search operation was launched in the northern Spanish province of Leon, where he was reported missing.

Mountain experts from the Civil Guard’s Greim unit, similar to the team that searched for missing Jay Slater, have been deployed.

Drones, a helicopter and a specialist sniffer dog are also part of the search effort.

Steven, who is said to be an avid mountaineer like his wife, was practising the sport during their stay in Acebedo.

Sources close to the ongoing search expressed “maximum” concern due to his behaviour prior to his disappearance.