Mexican authorities mentioned Thursday they’ve discovered tents and questioned three individuals within the case of two Australians and an American who went lacking over the weekend within the Pacific coast state of Baja California.
María Elena Andrade Ramírez, the state’s chief prosecutor, wouldn’t say whether or not the three individuals questioned have been thought of potential suspects or witnesses within the case. She mentioned solely that some have been tied on to the case, and others not directly.
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However Andrade Ramírez mentioned proof discovered together with the deserted tents was by some means linked to the three. The three foreigners have been believed to have been browsing and tenting alongside the Baja coast close to the coastal metropolis of Ensenada, however didn’t present up at their deliberate lodging over the weekend.
“A working crew (of investigators) is on the web site the place they have been final seen, the place tents and different proof was discovered that might be linked to those three individuals we’ve beneath investigation,” Andrade Ramírez mentioned. “There may be numerous vital data that we will not make public.”
Mexican authorities have discovered tents and questioned three individuals within the case of two Australians and an American who went lacking over the weekend within the Pacific coast state of Baja California. (Fox Information)
“We have no idea what situation they’re in,” she added. Whereas drug cartels are lively within the space, she mentioned “all traces of investigation are open presently. We can’t rule something out till we discover them.”
On Wednesday, the lacking Australians’ mom, Debra Robinson, posted on a area people Fb web page an attraction for assist in discovering her sons, Jake and Callum. Robinson mentioned her son had not been heard from since Saturday April 27. That they had booked lodging within the close by metropolis of Rosarito, Baja California.
Robinson mentioned one among her sons, Callum, is diabetic. She additionally talked about that the American who was with them was named Jack Carter Rhoad, however the U.S. Embassy in Mexico Metropolis didn’t instantly verify that. The U.S. State Division mentioned it was conscious of stories of a U.S. citizen lacking in Baja, however gave no additional particulars.
Andrade Ramírez mentioned her workplace was in touch with Australian and U.S. officers. However she steered that the time that had handed would possibly make it more durable to search out them.
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“Sadly, it wasn’t till the previous few days that they have been reported lacking. So, that meant that vital hours or time was misplaced,” she mentioned.
In 2015, two Australian surfers, Adam Coleman and Dean Lucas, have been killed in western Sinaloa state, throughout the Gulf of California — also called the Sea of Cortez— from the Baja peninsula. Authorities say they have been victims of freeway bandits. Three suspects have been arrested in that case.
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