MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities reported Sunday that relatives have identified that the three bodies located inside a well are those of two Australian surfers and an American who disappeared last weekend.
The Baja California state prosecutor’s office indicated that relatives saw the bodies that were recovered in a well about 15 meters (50 feet) deep and identified them as their loved ones.
The three people, who were apparently on a surfing trip in the Baja California peninsula, were murdered by three thieves who stole their truck because they wanted the tires.
They then disposed of the bodies, throwing them into a well near the coast.
The well is located about 6 kilometers (4 miles) from the place where the foreigners were murdered, and also contained the remains of a fourth person who had been there much longer.
Three suspects are detained in connection with the case, which local residents say was solved much faster than the disappearance of thousands of Mexicans.
On Wednesday, the mother of the missing Australians, Debra Robinson, posted on Facebook a plea for help finding her sons, Jake and Callum.
Robinson said she had not heard from her children since Saturday, April 27. They had booked accommodation in the nearby city of Rosarito.
Robinson indicated that Callum is diabetic. He also mentioned that the American who was with them was named Jack Carter Rhoad.
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2024-05-06 15:00:02
