Rescue workers are searching the sea and land for a British jet skier who went missing off the coast of Tenerife three days ago.   

Ricardo Scott Santana vanished at around 11.30am on Saturday near Palm Mar, just a few miles from the well-known holiday resort of Los Cristianos.

Search teams in Tenerife are desperately looking for the 23-year-old, who disappeared from while out on a jet ski.

The search has been ongoing for the last three days since he vanished.

Ricardo Santana, 23, vanished at around 11.30am on Saturday near Palm Mar in the south of Tenerife

Emergency services rescue boats and helicopters have been searching for him for three days

It has only been confirmed by Spanish authorities today that the missing man is British. 

Divers are still searching the coastal areas of Palm Mar which is just a few miles from the well-known resort of Los Cristianos. 

They have been joined by rescue boats and helicopters. Emergency services have also enlisted the help of professional diving volunteers to back up the underwater search.

Ricardo’s friends have been tweeting pictures of him appealing for anyone with information to get in touch. 

The missing Briton was wearing red shorts and it is thought he may have jumped into the sea off his jet ski to take a dip in the water. 

Ricardo Santana's friends have been posting on Facebook in an appeal for information over his whereabouts

Ricardo Santana’s friends have been posting on Facebook in an appeal for information over his whereabouts

The alert was raised when he failed to reappear. The jet ski was later found abandoned.

The British Consulate said officials are helping and providing support to his family and friends while the search continues.

Rescue attempts began immediately after the alert but has been called off each night since after no trace was found. 

Police are also combing the beaches and rocky areas of the coastline.

A Foreign Office spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘We are providing support to the friends and family of a British man who has been reported missing in Tenerife, Spain. We are in contact with local authorities.’

The Atlantic Ocean seen from Palm Mar beach in Tenerife, Spain (file image). A Britsh man has been missisng for three days after taking a jet ski from a nearby beach

The Atlantic Ocean seen from Palm Mar beach in Tenerife, Spain (file image). A Britsh man has been missisng for three days after taking a jet ski from a nearby beach