RIP Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, and brothers Callum, 33, and Jake Robinson, 30

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This hits close to home / We had a one minute moment of scielence at last night lacrosse game. One of these guys was a coach for my son Seabass.. Prayers are with the families at this HORRIBLE and Difficult time!



Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, and brothers Callum, 33, and Jake Robinson, 30, were last seen a week ago




A Fourth body found in search for US and Australian surfers who mysteriously vanished in Mexico

A fourth body has reportedly been discovered in a popular Mexican tourist area, where an American and two Australians vanished last week while on an apparent camping and surfing trip, the local prosecutor's office said in a statement late on Friday.

American Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, as well as Australian brothers Callum Robinson, 33, and Jake Robinson, 30, were last seen on April 27, the Baja California state prosecutor's office previously announced. They did not show up at their planned accommodation last weekend.

Investigators discovered three bodies dumped in a pit while searching for the trio on Friday, although officials have not confirmed if the bodies are those of the missing men.

Forensic tests on the remains will be conducted by a state laboratory, which will allow for positive identification of the bodies, the prosecutor's office said in its statement.

Investigators continue to search the rugged area where the bodies were found for additional evidence, the statement added. 

The bodies were found in a rugged hillside area in the Mexican state of Baja California near the popular tourist town of Ensenada, about 90 minutes south of the U.S.-Mexico border. Video from the scene shows rescuers installing ropes to enter the pit where the bodies were discovered. The site is cordoned off by police, while a navy boat was also visible in the sea nearby.

The site where the bodies were discovered near the township of Santo Tomás, was near the remote seaside area where the missing men’s tents and the burned-out Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck were found Thursday on a remote stretch of coast

"There is a lot of important information that we can’t make public," María Elena Andrade Ramírez, the chief state prosecutor said.

Baja California prosecutors said Friday that three people had been arrested and charged with a crime equivalent to kidnapping. It was unclear if they might face more charges.

Ensenada Mayor Carlos Ibarra Aguiar said in a news release that a 23-year-old woman had been detained with drugs and a cellphone that had a wallpaper photo of one of the missing men, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Officials didn’t specify how the three people were connected to the investigation, saying only that some were directly involved and others indirectly.

LUXURY RESORT SHUTTERS IN MEXICO'S BAJA CALIFORNIA AFTER MYSTERIOUS DEATHS OF 2 AMERICANS


 




nvestigators said that a missing persons report was filed 48 hours after the men were last seen, although the prosecutor’s office began investigating as soon as posts began circulating on social media.

María Elena Andrade Ramírez, the chief state prosecutor, said that while drug cartels are active in the area, she said, "all lines of investigation are open at this time. We cannot rule anything out until we find them."

The Baja California Attorney General’s Office has said that it has maintained contact with the FBI and relatives of the victims, through consular agencies.



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Australian brothers Callum Robinson and Jake Robinson, top left, and US citizen Jack Carter Rhoad, right, who are missing in Mexico. (Reuters)






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That's horrible news Poule, Im sorry to read about this from folks your family knew.

My condolences.

 
Wow! Hits close to home for you guys, sorry.

 
Horrible, my wife just saw this on the news and let me know. I was thinking of the 2 of us to take a trip down there, but NO WAY we are going there any time soon.

Sad @Poule43 that you knew one of the guys! May they all Rest in Peace!

 
Im so sad for these folks relatives & friends. 

folks ask me why I dont goto Mexico.  this is part of the reason why.  the other part is that there are a bazillion amazing things to do here in the states.  this keeps my money feeding folks in my own country & putting it back into our own economy. 

 
Horrible, my wife just saw this on the news and let me know. I was thinking of the 2 of us to take a trip down there, but NO WAY we are going there any time soon.

Sad @Poule43 that you knew one of the guys! May they all Rest in Peace!
Yeah.  After seeing all the Baja trip photos, I was starting to get ideas...

Nope.  We'll just move up the West Rim trip I've wanted to do.

Sucks for everyone involved.  Can't imaging losing a son in his prime to something senseless.

 
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Another reason not to visit a 3rd world country!!!  

Sorry, I'm sure you are safe there though!!!

 
Im so sad for these folks relatives & friends. 

folks ask me why I dont goto Mexico.  this is part of the reason why.  the other part is that there are a bazillion amazing things to do here in the states.  this keeps my money feeding folks in my own country & putting it back into our own economy. 
I used to surf down there 2X -3X per month and miss it soo much. For me after having kids, its not worth the risk. Have only been in a few hairy situations down south and have had some INCREDIBLE memories in Baja.......I wanna go back soo bad but not sure when.......... What really sucks is that there are some of the kindest and nicest people down in Mexico.......Azzhats like this destroy it for the good people

I feel soo bad for the parents / imagine losing TWO SONS at the same time.....Dear God!!!!

Prayers are with all that suffered this SENSELESS LOSS!!!!

:poule:

 
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imagine losing TWO SONS at the same time.....Dear God!!!!

Prayers are with all that suffered this SENSELESS LOSS!!!!

:poule:


I couldn't imagine that. So Sad! I believe my anger would change my life forever. Peace

 
I used to surf down there 2X -3X per month and miss it soo much. For me after having kids, its not worth the risk. Have only been in a few hairy situations down south and have had some INCREDIBLE memories in Baja.......I wanna go back soo bad but not sure when.......... What really sucks is that there are some of the kindest and nicest people down in Mexico.......Azzhats like this destroy it for the good people

I feel soo bad for the parents / imagine losing TWO SONS at the same time.....Dear God!!!!

Prayers are with all that suffered this SENSELESS LOSS!!!!

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We use to go to San Felipe often as kids to ride on beach and enjoy a weekend down there. Back then it was great and safer. You were good you avoided trouble. Today trouble finds you whether or not you wanted it or not. 
 

haven’t been to San Felipe since like 85 or so would love to go again but not today. 

 
 Such an aweful situation. Camped there and other spots nearby hundreds of times. I can't imagine what those parents are going through.

 
this is so terrible , I cannot imagine the loss the families feel

 I can only hope the people who commit this horrible act were actually caught and not just pawns put up because the FBI got involved, It does not bring anyone back but knowing less scum running loose is at least some redemption

 
Sucks but we've all seen this story before.  They're all coming here so it'll get better....

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Like others have said, this one hit hard.  I do a lot of Broverlanding, and Baja had started to bubble up my priority-queue.  I've been a lot of places in the world, yet I've never actually been to Mexico.  At this point it's just not worth the risk.  There are still hundreds (or thousands) of absolutely beautiful, epic destinations in our great Nation I've yet to see, I'll stick to those.

RIP travlers.

-TJ

 
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