Spanish rescue teams search for missing British teenager in Tenerife ravine

Police officers search for a missing British youth in the Masca ravine, on the island of Tenerife, Spain, June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) - Spanish rescue teams were searching an area around the Masca Ravine in Tenerife island's remote national park on Thursday for a British teenager who went missing on Monday, a spokesperson for the emergency services said.

Dozens of police officers, rescue teams and fire fighters have been looking in the steep valley located on the Canary island's Western coast with dogs, drones and a helicopter since Wednesday.