According to Reuters, all three men were on vacation and surfing near the village of Ensenada. It is about 90 minutes south of the US-Mexico border. According to Friday’s report from the prosecutor’s office, forensic tests have yet to confirm whether the bodies found really belong to the trio of foreign surfers.
State Attorney Socorro Ibarra said Thursday that three people are being investigated in connection with the case. According to the warrants issued, they are wanted for committing the “crime of enforced disappearance”.
Tents were found in the area where the missing men were last seen, Ibarra said, adding that they were officially reported missing days after they actually disappeared. The mother of the Australian couple reported them missing after they failed to arrive at the Airbnb they had booked on Saturday. A charred white pickup truck and a cell phone belonging to one of the men were also found in the area, authorities added.
Baja California is one of the Mexican states where violence is most prevalent. But tourist areas like Ensenada are considered safer. The US State Department advises Americans to consider traveling to the country due to crime and kidnappings. Drug cartels also operate in the area – and according to Baja California state prosecutor María Elena Andrade Ramirez, their role in the fate of the three tourists cannot be ruled out.
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