Final month, two brothers and certainly one of their buddies crossed from the USA into Mexico to discover Baja California’s well-known surf breaks. One of many brothers, Callum Robinson, 33, posted snapshots of their journey on Instagram, exhibiting the lads gazing out on the ocean with cups of espresso, having fun with road tacos and enjoyable with beers on a roof deck.
After a stretch of tenting, the chums have been purported to examine into an Airbnb in Rosarito Seashore final weekend. However they by no means arrived. Their kinfolk say the final time they heard from the lads was April 27.
Their disappearance in certainly one of Mexico’s most violent states has triggered a large search involving native authorities, the FBI and the Mexican marines.
“We’re in search of them on land and at sea,” Baja California Atty. Gen. María Elena Andrade Ramírez mentioned Thursday. “We’re making each effort.”
Authorities mentioned they’d questioned three individuals within the case and had situated the pickup truck the lads have been touring in. At a information convention on Thursday, Andrade wouldn’t verify whether or not the three individuals questioned have been thought of suspects. She mentioned authorities had additionally recovered a cellphone that was related to the investigation.
Callum, a lacrosse participant, and his brother, Jake, a 30-year-old physician, are each Australian nationals. Their buddy, Carter Rhoad, 30, is from Atlanta and based an internet attire firm in San Diego, in accordance with his Fb profile.
The group was final seen close to Santo Thomas, about 70 miles south of Rosarito, authorities mentioned.
Debra Robinson, Jake and Callum’s mom, appealed for assistance on social media, noting that Callum is diabetic. “This can be a very dire scenario,” she mentioned.
Baja California’s rugged shoreline and epic waves have lengthy attracted surfers from north of the border. Lately, the state has been convulsed in violence, a lot of it linked to the drug commerce. Final 12 months, authorities recorded 2,116 homicides within the state — giving it one of many highest murder charges in Mexico.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who’s serving his final 12 months in workplace, ran on a promise of lowering violence in Mexico. Whereas homicides nationally have dipped barely throughout his six-year-term, they proceed to hover close to report highs.
Cecilia Sánchez Vidal within the Instances’ Mexico Metropolis bureau contributed to this report.
