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 @CamelEllieNewsDaily DiscussionNorthernMexicoBaja CaliforniaAmericanState•••12mos ago

Surfers found dead in Mexican well were shot in the head

Mexican authorities on Sunday confirmed the American and two Australian tourists who went missing in northern Mexico last week are dead after their bodies were identified by their parents.The bodies of Australian brothers Callum, 33, and Jake Robinson, 30, as well as Carter Rhoad, 30, were found at the bottom of a well in Baja California state earlier this week after a days-long search.The three foreigners went missing while on a vacation surfing near the popular tourist town of Ensenada, about 90 minutes south of the US-Mexico border on the Pacific coast.

Three people have so far been arrested, officials say. A burnt-out vehicle believed to have been used by the three surfers was also found in the area.

Mexican authorities’ preliminary hypothesis is that the arrested individuals attempted to carjack the foreigners and when the surfers resisted they were shot and their bodies dumped in a well.

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…12mos12MO

What responsibility does a government have to protect tourists within its borders?

 @9M7F69Cfrom Ontario  answered…12mos12MO

It has a lot of responsibility to keep citizens safe on the border

 @ISIDEWITHasked…12mos12MO

How would you feel about traveling to a foreign country, knowing such risks exist?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…12mos12MO

Should the tragedy of these surfers influence how we view and approach international travel and adventure sports?

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