Three bodies found in search of American and Australian tourists missing in Mexico

May 4, 2024 Vaseline stjohnson 0

Investigators searching for three missing tourists in Mexico say they found three bodies, according to reports Friday afternoon.

Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad, from the United States, were reported missing after failing to show up at their accommodation in Baja California on Saturday, April 27.

Three people have been arrested and authorities have reportedly found bodies.

The grim discovery was made in La Bocana, a popular fishing and camping destination near Ensenada. CBS8reported.

The attorney general of Baja California has not yet formally announced the news.

Carter Rhoad had traveled with Jake and Callum Robinson to Baja California, Mexico. (Supplied)

On Thursday, authorities said three Mexican nationals, believed to be a woman and two men, had been arrested. The woman was carrying a mobile phone with a photograph that matched the description of one of the men, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

The brothers’ family said Jake had gone to visit his brother, who had been living in the United States, and that the trio had headed south of the border to Ensenada, an area popular with tourists but also known for cartel violence.

Nothing was heard from them since last Saturday. They later found his burned car and three abandoned tents.

María Elena Andrade Ramírez, attorney general of Baja California, told reporters Thursday that authorities had not been notified immediately, so “very important time was lost” in the search for the three men.

Callum and Jake Robinson were reported missing after traveling from California to Mexico on April 27. (9News/Instagram)

The parents of the Australian siblings, Martin and Debra Robinson, he told 9News in a statement that Callum has been living in the US to follow his dream of being a professional lacrosse player.

“He is widely known in the United States as the Great Koala,” they told the outlet. “We think of him as our big, soft, friendly giant.”

The parents were reportedly heading to the area to be close to search efforts.

“Callum and Jake are beautiful human beings. “We love them very much and this breaks our hearts,” the couple said.

Both American and Australian authorities said The independent who were willing to collaborate in the investigation in any way necessary.