Three bodies have been found near a popular surfing destination in Mexico where an American tourist and two other Australians went missing last week.
Three sources close to the investigation confirmed the discovery to Reuters on Friday (3/5), almost a week after Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, and brothers Callum, 33, and Jake Robinson, 30, had They were last seen in the Pacific coast province of Baja California, where the Tijuana and Sinaloa cartels dispute control of drug trafficking. Authorities believe DNA tests should confirm identities.
They were enjoying a surfing vacation in the port city of Ensenada, 130 kilometers from San Diego (California, USA), a trip they documented on social media until April 20, when the posts mysteriously stopped and they were unable to reach their property. Airbnb that they had rented.
The bodies were found near a well in the deserted town of Punta San José, in the city of Santo Tomás. A fourth corpse was also found in the area.
Jack and Callum lived in San Diego. Jake had traveled from Australia to visit his brother and enjoy a surfing trip in Mexico, according to the San Diego Tribune newspaper.
Investigators suspected foul play when they found abandoned tents in the area where the tourists were supposed to be, Baja California’s attorney general said Thursday.
They also found a burned white pickup truck — similar to the white Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck the men were driving.
Mexican police are investigating three people linked to the surfers’ disappearance, but have not said whether they were considered suspects – although one of them, a 23-year-old woman, was detained with drugs and a cellphone that had a photo of one of the foreigners on the screen. initial report, reported the “San Diego Tribune”.
“A team of investigators is at the location where they were last seen, where tents and other evidence were found that could be linked to these three people we have under investigation,” said Baja California’s chief prosecutor, María Elena Andrade Ramírez. .
