Dead bodies in Mexico most probably are missing U.S., Australian surfers

Members of a rescue team work at a site where three bodies were found in the state of Baja California where one American and two Australian tourists were reported missing, in La Bocana, Mexico May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Francisco Javier Cruz

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The three dead bodies found in Mexico's Baja California state are highly likely to be the American and two Australian tourists who went missing last week, a senior official from the region said on Saturday.

Mexican authorities are conducting forensic tests after finding the bodies on Friday in a well following a days long search for Australian brothers Callum, 33, and Jake Robinson, 30, as well as American Carter Rhoad, 30.