Mexico. Three bodies found where tourists went missing

The FBI said Friday, March 3. In May, three bodies were found in a region in northwest Mexico, where two Australian surfers and an American have been searched for a week after being reported missing.

“We can confirm that three dead individuals were found in Santo Tomas, Baja California”, a Mexican region bordering the United States, US federal police told AFP, without disclosing their identities.

Mexican authorities announced earlier Friday that they are intensifying their search operations in this region of northwestern Mexico, characterized by cartel violence.

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Two Australians and one American missing

Two Australian brothers, Jake and Callum Robinson, and an American, Jack Carter, have been missing since April 27.

They were vacationing near the coastal town of Ensenada, about 45 miles from Santo Tomas.

The mother of the two Australians, Debra Robinson, indicated on Facebook that they never arrived at the accommodation they had booked.

Earlier Friday, searches were underway near cliffs around Ensenada, according to the municipality.

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Three questions

On Thursday, authorities in the Baja California region indicated that three Mexicans were being questioned in connection with these disappearances.

“A white pickup was found along with other evidence”the Attorney General said in a press release, specifying that the investigation was being carried out in coordination with the US and Australian authorities.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described these disappearances as “very worrying”.

Baja California, known for its beaches, is also one of the most violent states in Mexico due to the presence of criminal groups.

In November 2015, two Australian surfers, Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman, were killed in the state of Sinaloa, in northwestern Mexico.