The investigation is progressing in Mexico concerning the disappearance of three surfers. The bodies found in a seaside resort on the Pacific coast correspond to the two Australians and the American who have been missing for several days, the public prosecutor’s office of the state of Baja California said on Sunday.
“The prosecution confirms that the bodies found correspond to the names of Jake and Callum Robinson, of Australian origin, and the American Jack Carter,” indicated the prosecution.
Families on site for identification
The families of the two Australian brothers and the American arrived in Mexico on Sunday to formally identify the three bodies found with “a hole in the head produced by a firearm projectile”, the prosecutor detailed earlier in the day. General of the State, Maria Elena Andrade.
One of the leads favored by investigators is that of an attempted theft of the tourists’ pick-up which apparently went wrong. The vehicle was found burned not far from the three bodies. Jake and Callum Robinson and Jack Carter were last seen on April 27 in Bocana de Santo Tomas, a resort town in the municipality of Ensenada. According to Australian media reports, 30-year-old Jake Robinson was a doctor in the Australian city of Perth. His brother Callum was 33 and their friend Jack Carter was 30.
Three suspects arrested
Three suspects, including a woman, were arrested last Thursday for their possible direct or indirect participation in the affair, according to Mexican justice. A man has been charged with “disappearance”. He has a history of violence, drug trafficking and theft. The other two people were arrested for their possible participation and for possession of methamphetamines.
The prosecutor specified that once the death of the three missing surfers was confirmed, the charge would be “aggravated homicide”. On Saturday, she told journalists that the bodies were in an “advanced state of decomposition”, complicating their complete identification.
A demonstration for more security
Journalists deployed to the area saw rescue teams and forensic experts extract what appeared to be mud-covered corpses from a well in a cliff at the top using a pulley system. above the Pacific. Another body was discovered in the same place, but analyzes showed that it had been there for longer and had nothing to do with the disappearance of the three surfers.
The famous beaches of Baja California are frequented by many American vacationers, who take advantage of the proximity to the border with the United States. But this state is also one of the most violent in Mexico due to the presence of drug trafficking cartels. In Ensenada, dozens of surfing enthusiasts demonstrated on Sunday to demand better security measures.
