Mexican authorities say relatives have positively identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend.

Relatives have identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend, Mexican authorities said Sunday.

Baja California state prosecutors said the relatives had viewed the corpses recovered from a remote well about 50 feet (15 meters) deep and recognized them as their loved ones.

Thieves apparently killed the three, who were on a surfing trip to Mexico’s Baja peninsula, to steal their truck because they wanted the tires. They then allegedly got rid of the bodies by dumping them in a well near the coast.

The well was located some 4 miles (6 kilometers) from where the foreigners were killed, and also contained a fourth cadaver that had been there much longer.

  • MicroWave@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    25·
    6 months ago

    Can confirm that Chichén Itzá is now roped off. And Yucatán is now the safest state in Mexico:

    Mexico’s lowest-crime region is strengthening its reputation as an oasis of calm in a country roiled by drug killings. Yucatán, the southeastern state known for its Mayan ruins, has a homicide rate more than 90% lower than the national average.

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-10/how-did-yucatan-become-mexico-s-safest-state

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      10·
      6 months ago

      Well that’s definitely good to hear about both things. I really shouldn’t have been allowed to climb it because it just adds wear to the already ruined structure despite it being in good condition.

      I remember my dad just found a random Taxi driver that was able to converse well enough in both English and Spanish (my dad spoke shaky Spanish) to just drive us around a whole bunch of ruined areas. I imagine that could get you killed in some parts of Mexico today, so it’s good to hear that the Yúcatan is not one of them.