Three people have been charged after four bodies were found during a search for two brothers presumed dead after they went missing on a surfing trip in Mexico almost a week ago.
Perth brothers Callum, 33, and Jake Robinson, 30, as well as their US friend Jack Rhoad, 30, were last known to have been in Rosarita, in the Baja California region.
The bodies of four people have reportedly been found by Mexican authorities on a cliff by the ocean, about 2km away from what is believed to be the men’s campsite.
Baja California prosecutors have since confirmed three people — two brothers, and a 23-year-old woman — who were arrested earlier this week have now been charged with a crime equivalent to kidnapping on Friday.
It was unclear if they might face more charges.
Local media also reported that Mexican police arrested a woman who had a phone belonging to one of the brothers.
Baja California’s chief prosecutor María Elena Andrade Ramírez said investigations were still ongoing as authorities tried to identify whether the brothers had been found.
“I’m saying it’s a very, very high probability that it is them,” Ms Ramírez told 9News.
“They were in a state of decomposition.
“That is why we have to run the genetic tests.”
While the bodies are yet to be formally identified, Callum’s university team Stevenson University Lacrosse claimed in a social media post the pair had been killed.
“It is with heavy hearts that we ...
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