A fourth body has been found after an American and two Australians went missing while camping and surfing in a popular Mexican tourist destination last week, the local prosecutor’s office said in a statement late Friday.
The Baja California State Prosecutor’s Office previously announced that American Jack Carter Lord, 30, and Australian brothers Callum Robinson, 33, and Jake Robinson, 30, were last seen. It was April 27th. They did not show up at their scheduled accommodation last weekend.
Investigators found three bodies dumped in a pit during a search on Friday, but authorities have not confirmed whether the bodies are those of the missing men.
The fourth body was found nearby, the New York Post and others reported. It is unknown if he is related to the other three.
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Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson (top left) and American national Jack Carter Lord (right). Missing in Mexico. (Reuters)
The prosecutor’s office said in a statement that forensic tests on the body will be carried out at a state laboratory to ensure positive identification of the body.
Investigators are continuing to search the rugged area where the body was found for further evidence, the statement added.
The body was found in the rugged hills of Mexico’s Baja California state, near the popular tourist city of Ensenada, about 90 minutes south of the U.S.-Mexico border. Video from the scene shows rescue workers setting up a rope to enter the hole where the body was found. The scene was cordoned off by police, and a navy ship was also seen in the nearby sea.
The site where the body was found near the town of Santo Tomas is near a secluded beach area where the missing man’s tent and a burnt-out Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck were discovered Thursday on a remote beach. was.
Members of a rescue team work at the scene where three bodies were discovered in Baja California. Teams are searching for an American tourist and two Australian tourists who are reported missing. (Reuters)
It is unclear what injuries the victim sustained or how he died.
“There is a lot of important information that cannot be made public,” State Attorney General Maria Elena Andrade Ramirez said.
Baja California state prosecutors announced Friday that three people have been arrested and charged with crimes amounting to kidnapping. It is unclear whether they may face further charges.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports Ensenada Mayor Carlos Ybarra Aguiar said in a news release that a 23-year-old woman received drugs and a cellphone containing a wallpaper photo of one of the missing men. He said he was in possession of it and was taken into custody. Authorities did not say how the three were involved in the investigation, saying only that some were directly involved and some indirectly.
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Missing person posters for the trio were distributed earlier this week. (Reuters)
Investigators said a missing person report was filed 48 hours after the men were last seen, but prosecutors began investigating as soon as the posts began circulating on social media.
Chief State Attorney María Elena Andrade Ramírez said drug cartels were active in the area, but “all investigations are being carried out at the moment. Until we find them, we cannot exclude anything.” .
The Baja California Attorney General’s Office said it was maintaining contact with the FBI and the victim’s relatives through consular agencies.
Members of a rescue team are working at the scene where three bodies were discovered and an American tourist and two Australian tourists went missing in Baja California.
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On Wednesday, Debra Robinson, the mother of the missing Australian, posted an appeal to the local community’s Facebook page for help in finding her sons, noting that Callum is diabetic.
Australian media reports that Jake is a doctor and Callum lives in San Diego and is a member of Australia’s national lacrosse team.
The State Department’s travel advisory puts Baja California in the “Reconsider Travel” category due to crime and kidnapping.
In 2015, two Australian surfers, Adam Coleman and Dean Lucas, were killed in western Sinaloa state, across the Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez) from the Baja Peninsula. Authorities said they were victims of a highway robbery.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
