Motive revealed in killing of two Australian and American surfers in Mexico

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, along with San Diego friend, Jack Carter Rhoad, were killed while on a surfing trip in Mexico An epic surfing trip turns deadly The three men were on a camping and surfing trip along a stretch of coast, south of the city of Ensenada. “The robbers were armed with a firearm and then apparently shot the victims.” Jack Carter Rhoad, a tourist from San Diego, California, was one of the three men shot and killed while on a surfing trip in Mexico The thieves then allegedly went to what she called “a site that is extremely hard to get to” and dumped the bodies into a well, they apparently were familiar with, and covered the hole with boards. The moderator of the local Talk Baja internet forum, who has lived in the area for almost two decades, wrote in an editorial on Saturday that “the reality is, the dangers of traveling to and camping in remote areas are outweighing the benefits anymore.” Randy Dible, a San Diego photographer, and friend of Callum Robinson’s recalled how he told him about his favorite surfing spot in Baja, La Bocana, and wrote out directions on a napkin, according to the New York Post. “We ask people to keep them in their thoughts and prayers and to continue to respect our privacy at this distressing time.” ‘Ensenada is a mass grave’ At the news conference, Ms Andrade Ramírez was questioned by one reporter who commended the large and widespread search for the foreigners, but asked why, when local people often disappear in the area, little is often done for weeks, months, or years.