Three Surfers Are Missing in Mexico, Search Underway

Originally posted on SURFER | By Dashel Pierson | Last updated 5/2/24

A trio of traveling surfers has gone missing in Mexico. Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson – who hail from Perth – and an American friend, Jack Carter Rhoad, were last seen at K-38, a popular northern Baja surf spot. But then, concerns were raised when they failed to show up at a previously-booked accommodation over the weekend.

In a missing persons poster distributed by the Robinson family, it read:

“They did not check into the Airbnb near K38 and Callum did not return to work in San Diego as scheduled.

“They were driving a white Chevrolet Colorado utility with Californian number plates … around Ensenada region.

“Callum is a type 1 diabetic and the family have not been able to make contact since Saturday. This is out of character behavior, please help.”

On Thursday, local authorities found tents and three suspects potentially related to the case. In a statement, María Elena Andrade Ramírez, the state’s chief prosecutor, said:

“A working team (of investigators) is at the site where they were last seen, where tents and other evidence was found that could be linked to these three people we have under investigation. There is a lot of important information that we can't make public.

“We do not know what condition they are in. All lines of investigation are open at this time. We cannot rule anything out until we find them.”

Back in 2015, two Australian surfers – Adam Coleman and Dean Lucas – were tragically killed while traveling in mainland Mexico. They were the victims of highway bandits, in that case, and three suspects were eventually arrested.

This is a developing story. SURFER will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.

This article first appeared on SURFER and was syndicated with permission.

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