The US State Department said: “We are aware of these reports [of bodies] and they follow the situation closely. We have no further comment at this time.”
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Prosecutors in Baja California said Thursday they were questioning three people in the case. On Friday, the office said the three had been arrested and charged with a crime equivalent to kidnapping. It was unclear if they could face more charges.
Andrade Ramírez, the chief prosecutor, said evidence found along with the abandoned tents was linked to the three people questioned about the missing foreigners.
Milenio reported that he said the suspects appeared to have stolen the surfers' truck and some of its parts were found in another truck belonging to one of the suspects.
On Wednesday, the mother of the missing Australians, Debra Robinson, posted on a local community Facebook page an appeal for help in finding her children. Robinson said Callum and Jake had not been heard from since April 27. They had booked accommodation in the nearby town of Rosarito.
Robinson said one of her sons, Callum, was diabetic. He also mentioned that the American who was with them was named Jack Carter Rhoad, but the US Embassy in Mexico City did not immediately confirm this. The US State Department said it was aware of reports of a missing US citizen in Baja, but did not provide further details.
In 2015, two Australian surfers, Adam Coleman and Dean Lucas, were killed in the western state of Sinaloa, across the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, from the peninsula of come down Authorities said they were victims of highway robbers. Three suspects were arrested in this case.
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