A BRITISH hiker found by cops searching for Jay Slater has insisted he “did not need rescuing”.
David Larkin, 51, was picked up by search crews scouring a desolate park close to where the teen was last seen.
PARescue workers have been searching for Jay for more than a week[/caption]
Local cops boasted how they saved a “tired and disorientated” David from the mountainous terrain on Friday.
But David – who calls himself an “experienced” hiker – has rubbished their side of the story and said he was “embarrassed”.
He told The Mail: “I can tell you now; I wasn’t tired and I wasn’t disoriented, and I didn’t need rescuing.
“I think there was a lot lost in translation when they saw him and I explained to them I had water, I was wearing layers, I had my rucksack with food and I’m an experienced hiker.”
David said he had “his poles” and knew what he was doing so did not need their help.
He added: “I went into the canyon and I saw the helicopters looking and thought they were looking for the lad but I didn’t for one minute think they would end up picking me up.”
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