Lancashire Post Reporter Sam Quine talks to Oswaldtwistle resident and former leader of Hyndburn Council Peter Britcliffe about the devastating news a body has been found in the search missing Jay Slater
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00:00Peter, upon hearing the news, what was your kind of initial reaction?
00:04Oh, I think it's devastating news and I'm sure thoughts must go out to his family.
00:12I actually contacted his mother yesterday and she told me that there was no news,
00:18so this news is a shock really. As I say, I think people in the town will be absolutely devastated
00:28by this news.
00:30Kind of on that, how do you think the community will be impacted and kind of,
00:36do you think they'll group together like they have before?
00:40I think they will be saddened, totally saddened by the news and
00:50I expect them to react in a true Oswald Twistle way.
00:53And just kind of a final note, what words of support would you give to
01:01Debbie and the rest of Jake's family at this time?
01:04I'm sure they'll be receiving lots of support, they've a lot of friends,
01:09they've quite a reasonable family and I'm sure that they will be supporting them to the hilt.