Two Australian surfers and an American shot dead in robbery in Mexico

Two Australian surfers and an American died Shot after attempting to rob his truck in Baja California, Mexico. The State Prosecutor’s Office confirmed this Sunday that the bodies found on May 3 were those of missing tourists.

Brothers Jake and Callum RobinsonAnd also his American friends jack carterThey went surfing in the Mexican Pacific to a resort in the municipality of Ensenada, a place recognized among fans of the sport.

“Prosecutors confirm that the bodies found in a well in an area called La Bocana, south of Ensenada, match Australian men named Jake and Callum, as well as American Carter,” he said in a press release. Are.” Prosecution.

“Confirmation occurs when relatives of victims are able to identify them, without the need for genetic testing,” the statement said.

parent of jake and callum They identified their children’s remains after flying them from Australia to the United States, where they were reunited with their relatives. sump And later crossed the border from California.

The mother of both Australians reported them missing on April 27 after they stopped speaking to her and their bodies were found a week later.

Ministry of External Affairs (SRE) Mexico published a statement expressing its condolences, as well as confirming that the Mexican Ambassador to Australia, Ernesto Cespedes Oropeza, He traveled with relatives of the killed tourists.

robbery gone wrong

According to the Attorney General of the Mexican state of Baja California, Maria Elena Andrade RamirezThe most likely theory of the murder is that it was a robbery gone wrong.

Apparently the attackers passed through an area where tourists were camping and saw the truck, so they tried to Stole tires and some other itemsWhen the foreigners protested, the attackers took out their guns.

Unfortunately they end up killing one of them and the other two try to defend themselves, so they kill them all. Knowing that the robbery had gotten out of control, they disposed of the bodies by throwing them in a well and set the truck on fire in a field far from where they were.

According to the same prosecutor, three potential perpetrators have already been arrested, two men and a woman. He prime suspect That would be Jesus Gerardo Garcia, who is charged with “enforced disappearance” but has a history of drug trafficking, vehicle theft and domestic violence.

The 23-year-old woman, who is the suspect’s partner, and her brother were also arrested for possession of methamphetamine and because they had a cell phone belonging to the tourists.

Violence in Baja California

A the fourth body was located Close to foreign surfers, but because his degree of decomposition is higher than theirs, it seems that he is not involved in this matter. However, it could be a murder linked to organized crime.

Although the theory used by the State Prosecutor’s Office is robbery, they cannot rule out that it could be a crime. drug trafficking gangs,

Last Sunday, a group of about 500 people demonstrated in Ensenada, Baja California, to demand justice for the surfers and express their outrage at the crime, as they claim it gives a bad image to the region and the country. Likewise, they demand protection for all those who want to practice this sport and should not worry about their integrity.