“They all have a hole in their head”: terrible outcome in Mexico, the three missing surfers were shot and killed
Un appel à témoins avait été publié après leur disparition le 28 avril. Archives
Deux frères australiens, Jake et Callum Robinson, et un Américain, Jack Carter étaient recherchés depuis le 27 avril alors qu'ils étaient venus surfer dans cet Etat du Mexique réputé pour ses vagues, mais aussi considéré comme l'un des plus violents du pays.
This is the end of a terrible suspense for the families of three foreign surfers, two Australians and one American, who had been missing for several days in the state of Baja California, in the north -western Mexico. The three bodies found in a seaside resort on the Mexican Pacific coast correspond to the names of Jake and Callum Robinson, of Australian origin, and the American Jack Carter, said a press release from the federal prosecutor's office.
The trail of the theft of their privileged pick-up
The families of the two Australian brothers and the American arrived in Mexico on Sunday to formally identify the three bodies found with a bullet in the head, the prosecution had specified earlier in the day.
"They all have a hole in their head produced by a firearm projectile", detailed the State Attorney General, Maria Elena Andrade.
One of the leads favored by investigators is that of an attempted theft of the tourists' pick-up which apparently went wrong.
Last seen on April 27
The vehicle was found burned not far from the three bodies. The two brothers, Jake and Callum Robinson, and the American Jack Carter, surfing enthusiasts, were last seen on April 27 in Bocana de Santo Tomas, a seaside resort in the municipality of Santo Tomas. Ensenada.
According to Australian media reports, 30-year-old Jake Robinson was a doctor in the Australian city of Perth. His brother Callum was 33 and their American friend Jack Carter was 30.
Three suspects were arrested
Three suspects, including a woman, were arrested last Thursday for their possible direct or indirect participation in the affair, according to Mexican justice.
A man has been charged for "disappearance". He has a history of violence, drug trafficking and theft. The other two people were arrested for their probable participation and for possession of methamphetamines.
The prosecutor specified that once the death of the three missing surfers was confirmed, the charge would be "aggravated homicide" ;.
The corpses covered in mud were in a well
On Saturday, the prosecutor told journalists that the bodies were in an advanced state of decomposition, complicating their complete identification.
"However, based on their clothing and certain characteristics such as long hair and specific physical descriptions, the probability is high"< /em>, she declared, when asked about the possibility that it was the three missing foreigners.
Journalists deployed to the area saw rescue teams and forensic experts extract what appeared to be corpses using a pulley system covered in mud, from a well located in a cliff above the Pacific.
A fourth corpse discovered
Another body was discovered in the same place, but analyzes showed that it had been there for a longer time and had nothing to do with the disappearance of the three surfers.
Callum Robinson's Instagram account displays various photos from the trio's trip to Mexico where we see them enjoying beers with their feet up in a bar, lounging in a jacuzzi, eating tacos at the side of the road, watching the waves.
The famous beaches of Baja California are frequented by many American vacationers, who take advantage of the proximity to the border with the United States.
The violence of drug cartels
But this state is also one of the most violent in Mexico due to the presence of drug trafficking cartels.
In November 2015, two Australian surfers, Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman, were killed in the state of Sinaloa, in northwestern Mexico.
Violence occasionally strikes foreigners in Mexico. In March 2023, suspected members of the Gulf Cartel kidnapped four Americans in the city of Matamoros, on the US border. Two of them were killed.
Dozens of surfers demonstrated on Sunday
According to official figures, more than 41 million tourists visited Mexico in 2023, more than half of which came from the United States with the country's beaches as their main destinations.
In Ensenada, very popular with Americans because it is located around a hundred kilometers from the border, dozens of surfing enthusiasts demonstrated on Sunday to demand better security measures.< /p>
"Beaches, safety, freedom, peace" or "More dead" are some of the messages that could be read on the surfboards transformed into banners, noted an AFP photographer.
The wave of violence that has gripped Mexico since the federal government launched a controversial anti-drug operation in late 2006 has left more than 450,000 dead and 100,000 missing.
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