[Excerpt] Suspects who 'attacked Australian surfers Callum and Jake Robinson and American Jack Carter Rhoad' who disappeared in Mexico are identified Three bodies found - and reports of a fourth - in a well in northern Mexico Police have confirmed IDs of three Mexicans arrested for the disappearance Prosecutors say forensic tests will be done at a local laboratory Callum and Jake Robinson, from Perth, and Jack Rhoad vanished a week ago
"Baja California, where the men shared their vacation snaps, is known as one of Mexico's most violent, cartel-controlled states."
Updated: 15:04 EDT, 4 May 2024 Baja California state Attorney-General Maria Elena Andrade Ramirez said a murder investigation has commenced and indicated investigators believe the trio were killed in an attempted robbery. 'When they tried to get the vehicle, the victims opposed the robbery, the robbers were armed with a firearm and apparently shot the victims,' she told 7News. Shell casings were found at the campsite were the three men were last seen, a surfing spot known as La Bocana at Santo Tomas, local media reported. Prosecutors have confirmed three people - two brothers, and a 23-year-old woman - who were arrested earlier this week have now been charged with a crime equivalent to kidnapping on Friday. Forensic tests will be undertaken by the local laboratory to identify if the bodies are the missing trio, the Baja California prosecutor's office said in a statement, per AAP. Local news outlet Zeta is also reporting the fourth body is that of the ranch owner, who had been missing for several weeks. No cause of death has been made public. The Robinson brothers had attended Coachella before going to Mexico to surf.