The bodies of three tourists found in a well in Mexico's north-west all had bullet wounds to the heads, authorities say. Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, 30 and 33, and their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, disappeared on April 27 while on a surfing trip in Ensenada.
Relatives of the three men identified their bodies on Sunday after traveling to Mexico to assist authorities, a state prosecutor said. Officials believe the men were attacked as they were trying to fend off an attempted theft of their pickup truck. The attackers wanted the vehicle for its tires and shot the tourists when they resisted, Baja California state prosecutor Maria Andrade suggested.
Their bodies were found in a 4m (15ft) deep well about 6km (4 miles) from the site of the attack in the town of Santo Tomás on Friday. Abandoned tents, a burnt white pickup truck and a phone linked to the missing tourists were found nearby.
A fourth body was found in the well but had been there longer and was unconnected to the case, officials said. Three suspects have been detained on suspicion of direct or indirect involvement in the attack.
