The brutal murder of three surfers that shocked Mexico

The alarms went off on April 27, when Debra Robinson, mother of Callum and Jake Robinson, asked for help on Facebook to locate her two sons who disappeared while surfing in Baja California (Mexico).

Photo: Facebook - Debra Robinson

The two Australian brothers had arrived in the area two days earlier to spend a few days with their friend surfing down the Pacific coast. Their American friend Jack Carter never managed to inform Debra Robinson of their arrival.

"I am addressing anyone who has seen my two children. They have not contacted me since Saturday, April 27," she commented in the Facebook group 'Talk Baja', in search of some leads.

Photo: Facebook - Debra Robinson

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Debra Robinson's concern was due to Callum's diabetes and his need for medication. So she did not hesitate to provide the details of their trip (including the license plate) to locate them.

But on Saturday, April 27, they lost track, as none of the three surfers returned to the vacation home they had reserved in Rosarito, according to Fox 11 Los Angeles.

After searching for a week, on May 3, the authorities found the bodies of the three surfers dumped in a well a few miles from where they were last seen.

The condition of the bodies made it hard to identify, but details such as hair and clothing led to the deduction that they were the three missing, according to the prosecutor, María Elena Andrade Ramírez.

Mexican authorities found the burnt car the three surfers were travelling in, indicating they must have been close.

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Sunday, May 5, the prosecutor reported that two men and a woman were arrested in connection to the murders. One individual was caught with the cell phone of one of the three missing people, according to Fox 11 Los Angeles.

"The attackers were passing by in their vehicle and approached to steal their car and remove the tires and other parts to use them on the old truck they were driving," commented Andrade Ramírez, pointing out the possible crime.

According to the prosecutor, the surfers caught the thieves and "the assailants took out a weapon, first they killed the one who was resisting the theft of the vehicle and then the others came and attacked them too," she added.

Finally, the attackers burned the tents and the car, in addition to taking the bodies to a remote well about 50 feet deep (15 meters) deep, on a steep slope near La Ensenada, 90 minutes south of the border.

Furthermore, Mexican authorities recovered a fourth body not related to the crime. The bodies had been dumped with such a level of precision that "it was literally almost impossible to find them", in an operation that took more than two hours to recover all the bodies.

The public outrage was visible as protestors took to the streets demanding better safety for surfers travelling south of the border. The three surfers were victims of a brutal and violent attack for some petty car parts.

A GoFundMe campaign has been created to support the Robinson family with a goal of $250,000 (€231k,£198k) and it already exceeds $140,000. A tragic loss for the family, and a wake-up call for surfers looking to travel south to Baja.

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