The family, joined by several of Ben's friends, spent two weeks with police during a major search operation that centred on the rocky coastal point the 24-year-old had left his motorbike on 21 January, 2020.
Mark Garland believes his son was swept out to sea. The search for Mr Slater in Tenerife has entered its 10th day, with the 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer from Lancashire last seen attempting an 11-hour walk back to his holiday accommodation after missing a bus.
Looking back on his own ordeal, searching for Ben, Mr Garland, a bus driver from Wiltshire, told The Independent: 'They will be feeling very tired, they will be feeling hungry and, of course, very anxious. They are going to sort of fearing the worst. It is not a nice feeling.'
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