I’m an American living in Australia. I feel these Aussies were probably very naive about how dangerous Mexico is. I lived in San Diego before moving to Australia and have been to Mexico many times over the years but would NEVER go the past 10 years or so- way too dangerous. I feel terrible for the families and can only imagine what happened to these poor guys. I also hate that some people imply they might have caused their own problems by doing things they shouldn’t have. I feel they were in the wrong place at the wrong time while trying to enjoy a surfing trip. So very sad and tragic. STAY OUT OF MEXICO!

@killrats-zg1du

3 ай бұрын

Mexico is a country controlled by criminals and its government is part of the crime. DO NOT GO TO MEXICO IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I am Mexican, that is why I tell you this, we live with life on a thread.

The violence there ruins such beautiful places and beaches. So ridiculous and sad.

@scooby2181

3 ай бұрын

USA is turning just like it. Cartels are here in USA also.

@Thomas.3698

3 ай бұрын

​@@scooby2181Mexico would be a wealthy country if their dictators quit looting it.

@TalmageL-pn2pv

3 ай бұрын

The illegal invaders HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM OUR SOIL..

Why did this make me feel so sick to my stomach.This is so so sad to me.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

@Kennedy4OurCountry

3 ай бұрын

Bc these kind of guys are just doing their thing, they're just following the waves. Surfers are a whole vibe & it's kinda...sacred. Too sad.

@takuache5162

3 ай бұрын

You assume they are innocent because they are white possibly.

@dianabeurman364

3 ай бұрын

Agree! Innocent men!

@takuache5162

3 ай бұрын

@@dianabeurman364 they were so innocent that the meth or H they were trying to buy from the cartels got them into a bad situation. Everyone knows why westerners go to Mexico is to do all the dope they can.

@06196161

3 ай бұрын

@@takuache5162How do know that? Unless you were their provider??

This makes me so angry..... Who can justify killing innocent surfers No one will want to travel to Baja with this happening

@daynasafranek7807

3 ай бұрын

Mexico is not safe. People need to stop believing it’s a slow country, full of backwards people who are all friendly. People will still travel to Mexico… this is just another incident. Camping on the beach is absolutely foolish. Even in America.

@777poco

3 ай бұрын

never will I set foot in Mexico again

@archieolmstead6688

3 ай бұрын

There are still foolish people who think Mexico is our good neighbor.😂

@user-dt7im3up6w

3 ай бұрын

300,000,000 visit border mex USA 90,000,000 cars. 3. Dead sorry

@timothymcglynn1935

3 ай бұрын

😮

My goodness!! I feel so sorry for the poor mother. I can’t imagine losing both sons at the same time. This is absolutely tragic! Made they rest in peace!

PLEASE, people LISTEN to the warning advisories from the authorities!!

@angiefernandez9354

3 ай бұрын

You need to stay away from Mexico

@AMC-eq3jr

3 ай бұрын

Advisory: FJB crickets

@pobertubbesing

3 ай бұрын

People will believe whatever they want to believe. They have no critical thinking skills.

This is incredibly heart breaking, our deepest condolences and love to their Mum's and Dad's, to their families and friends. Williams and Paul Family, Sydney, Australia ❤xx

Very sad. I don't think anyone should be vacationing in Mexico at this point.

@blackbutterflyexpat

3 ай бұрын

I rather be there then Houston , way much crime here

@IDK.WTF.

3 ай бұрын

Mexico is fine. Ive gone 3 times this year. What you dont do is travel near the border. Puerto Vallarta is extremely safe. So is Cancun , Acapulco etc.

@Vale10952

3 ай бұрын

No idea why anyone would go there ever

@UlyssesM

3 ай бұрын

Beaches are better then any American beaches. They are surfers. ​@@Vale10952

@CowboyPreston

3 ай бұрын

Ok.

Boycott Baja. Young folks are kind and well meaning and think everyone else is the same. Not the case! So sorry for their grieving families.🙏

@neilmarshall3071

3 ай бұрын

Boycott all of Baja ? 😂

@QuanPookie

3 ай бұрын

Wow you mean business!

@ditadita4044

3 ай бұрын

​@@QuanPookiePeople sometimes hustle in the wrong way, which can cause high unemployment and make it hard for locals to find jobs. Mexico is one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited, but I highly recommend staying away from the border areas because, like many other countries, they are not safe

@ditadita4044

3 ай бұрын

​@@neilmarshall3071People sometimes hustle in the wrong way, which can cause high unemployment and make it hard for locals to find jobs. Mexico is one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited, but I highly recommend staying away from the border areas because, like many other countries, they are not safe

@ellemars2293

3 ай бұрын

Please don't come. Born and raised in Baja here. Americans always makes things worse. So, we will be happy if you stay on your side.

I wish the families good luck in getting their bodies out of Mexico without having to pay huge sums of money to the Mexican authorities. This is how things work in Mexico.

@Sheikh_Speare

3 ай бұрын

It won't be that difficult.

@terencem8795

3 ай бұрын

Of course not. These people love drama.​@@Sheikh_Speare

@spiroclimb2523

3 ай бұрын

​@@tkAusfrom4492firm? We're being flooded with illegal aliens daily. Fortunately for you, Australia sits by itself with no bordering countries.

@jorgearriaza8690

3 ай бұрын

​​@@cucoherreragarciayumo267What about the money the government give you for free the stimulus check? Mal agradesido usted le murder la mano de quien te da de artar aqui no te mueres de hambre en mexico el gobierno no te regala ni un pan Ungrateful people Go live in Mexico for a couple of years. You will come back with a nightmare .

@JoeHTX

3 ай бұрын

That whole country is crooked and thieving...

I live 30 minutes from the Mexican border in San Diego. I’ve never been to Mexico and I will NEVER go.

@Lucky.420

3 ай бұрын

AZ HERE. I’ll pass too. 😂😂

@onelove8062

3 ай бұрын

Username checks out

@msannthrope1863

3 ай бұрын

@@onelove8062 congratulations for noticing. It goes over most peoples’ heads. However, having said that, it’s not a disliking for the Mexican people that keeps me from visiting Mexico. It’s DANGEROUS.

@MikeHunt-qu6sk

3 ай бұрын

Southern California is pretty much Mexico now, they've taken it back in all but name.

@hands-ongaming7180

3 ай бұрын

Been there. You guys are just SOFT

I'm Mexican ...I'm scared of my own people..don't travel to Mexico period... there's beautiful places in the US.

@brianmeen2158

3 ай бұрын

But aren’t the resorts(that are guarded or protected by drug cartels) pretty safe? My brother went there last year and he said they had a good time at a resort but was warned by armed guards to not travel outside on their own.

@megarth1

3 ай бұрын

The resorts are safe. Tourist dollars keep it that way. Just stay away from the locals.

@LovelyLass-nb8op

3 ай бұрын

Unfortunately America not much better

@OmegaFire11

3 ай бұрын

You sound like you've internalized the racism of many people from los EE.UU. I hope you get better

@YayasWhimsicalBrush

3 ай бұрын

See, even native Mexicans know that you do not go to Mexico!

Cartels and desperate people are a bad combination.

@user-sy6ot9lt3w

3 ай бұрын

Yep

@Alcaraz60

3 ай бұрын

That is why they call the president of Mexico #NarcoPresidentAMLO

@AmusedCoffee-ym3gb

3 ай бұрын

Add the hatred for tourists and foreigners in the mix and it gets even worse

@woodnbikes

3 ай бұрын

Dont make sense for the cartels to kill an American surfer, they got a billion dollar business, why bring down heat from the FBI as well as from Aussie authorities . The 3 they arrested got caught by turning on the cell phone of one of the surfers, they had "illicit drugs" on them...

@user-rd9pp8jd6z

3 ай бұрын

Add these drug addicts from the U.S. and Australia going to Mexico for drugs and this is what happens.

This is totally unacceptable!!!

@GraceEvans-us7uy

3 ай бұрын

I wonder if the U.S. side has thought to erect a large, unassailable sign to issue dire warnings, possible consequences. No, not everyone will take heed. But even I paid attention to Mexican areas in 80’s that said ‘Peligro’ (sp). It means danger.

At this point, who would ever want to step in Mexico.

@xwrtk

3 ай бұрын

Tons of people actually. There’s consistently problems with at the border with American people coming via the ports of entries from Mexico.

@isocarboxazid

3 ай бұрын

What a dumb thing to say. Do you know how many hundreds of thousands of Americans live in Mexico, many fleeing since the pandemic because the US is such a dumpster fire. People who live in glass houses... 😝🗑️🔥🇺🇸

@AmusedCoffee-ym3gb

3 ай бұрын

​@@xwrtkyup and Mexico sent some Americans seeking asylum back to the states. Accusing them of crossing the border illegally. Mabey Mexico should pay for the wall.

@AmusedCoffee-ym3gb

3 ай бұрын

​@@xwrtknow Americans are escaping to Mexico seeking asylum only to be sent back to the states by the Mexico government. The irony

@machtnichtsseimann

3 ай бұрын

@@AmusedCoffee-ym3gb - Surrrree. Apples to Oranges comparison. Nice.

Don't go to Mexico ,any part of it! Poor boys and God bless their poor parents, this is horrible!

@williambyast7791

3 ай бұрын

Second incident Aussie Killed I know of! Keep away from Mexico!!

Baja has a US State Dept travel advisory. When I was a kid in the 1960s, my family drove to Ensenada for a day trip from LA. No issues. Things sure have changed.

@Alcaraz60

3 ай бұрын

and it was supposed to be the second safest states in Mexico, not anymore.

@marryellenmonahan5585

3 ай бұрын

Crime is everywhere. Mexico's crime stats aren't as bad as in the U.S.

@machtnichtsseimann

3 ай бұрын

@@marryellenmonahan5585 - Comparing country to country, or just throwing out the term "crime stats" are obviously vague and over-generalizing. Compare city-to-city, or state-to-state if people are scared as to travel. Uruapan to Chicago? Chihuahua to New York?

@user-ts8sn5ts2z

3 ай бұрын

So sad. Peace to their families.

@apeyoutube7485

3 ай бұрын

This was happening back then too

I'm half Mexican,and Mexico is very different,and who wants to go there with all the disappearances happening regularly.Where are the brains in people.

@AmusedCoffee-ym3gb

3 ай бұрын

Not brains but hatred

@machtnichtsseimann

3 ай бұрын

@@AmusedCoffee-ym3gb - What? You can't fault a people/nation for keeping a very watchful eye over how another nation deals with their tourists, especially when it comes to murder.

@captainchaos52

3 ай бұрын

Been replaced w/ demons

@LiberPater777

3 ай бұрын

My 60yo disconnected from reality cousin, that's who. He's friggin nuts. Acts like things couldn't happen to him. Wants to even drive his van across Mexico. Silly sod 🙄

THe problem is the fact they travelled about 10-15 miles of dirt road off Hwy 1 - a paved road that runs the length of Baja;- so remote that there are no "witnesses" to anything that happens, AND far away from any medical facility; so if you want to surf down there, stay in the immediate area of Ensenada, not out in the middle of nowhere in a tent, very unfortunate!!!

I’m always telling people how unsafe Mexico is. Honestly, I can’t understand anyone who travels there.

@dianabeurman364

3 ай бұрын

I don't get it!

@Jenn-st7li

3 ай бұрын

How many times have you been to Mexico ?

@user-uj5ly1eq5n

3 ай бұрын

There’s safe areas like Cabo and Yucatán

@user-rd9pp8jd6z

3 ай бұрын

You probably have never traveled abroad in your life.

@tabithan2978

3 ай бұрын

@@user-rd9pp8jd6z 🤣🤣🤣 I’m a dual citizen, have lived in Brazil and Argentina for 5 years, lived in Europe for several, speak 3 languages. So you couldn’t be more WRONG!

My heart goes out the families of these men.. Don't want to go to Mexico anymore.

@archieolmstead6688

3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@takuache5162

3 ай бұрын

Good they don’t want you

Used to travel down there fairly regularly in the '80s things have definitely changed doesn't feel safe anymore. The cartels operate with impunity the government is riddled with corruption. Even with all our flaws never take for granted what we have here in the United States.

If the Mexicans people escaping Mexico, that should tell you everything!

@AmusedCoffee-ym3gb

3 ай бұрын

Now there's Americans trying to escape the states and heading to Mexico only to be sent back

@RussiaisAriddle-ih6bg

3 ай бұрын

No they are not escaping! The USA is worst in violence than Mexico

@OmegaFire11

3 ай бұрын

More Mexicans are returning to Mexico than immigrating to the US, so that should tell you everything!

@nealamesbury7953

3 ай бұрын

Everyone is coming- get that through your heads

@LeoNeedsWaffles

3 ай бұрын

Don't forget cartels are also sending their own workers here.

I am glad their bodies were found, but I'm really sad n so sorry they were unalived. Prayers for their family n friends n may the rest is peace.

@d.robincottrell3405

3 ай бұрын

Please.They are DEAD. Don't gloss it over with some GenZ lingo garbage.Stop with the "unalive".

@Proverbs--tx6yr

3 ай бұрын

@@d.robincottrell3405totally agree

@GraceEvans-us7uy

3 ай бұрын

It’s like calling someone a ‘pregnant person’ instead of woman, or abortion a right & privilege. They twist language into softened versions to avoid others seeing what they really mean. It’s abhorrent. I can’t even imagine what many public school students in blue states will speak or think like into adulthood. G. E. M.Ed.

@Kattaz0309

3 ай бұрын

@@d.robincottrell3405 Exactly!!! I absolutely hate it when people use that stupid word!! Just stop already 😡

Don’t go to Mexico anywhere there

@dianabeurman364

3 ай бұрын

Agree! I would not even step foot in Mexico!!

@user-gw1uc7nn8b

3 ай бұрын

Mexico is just fine away from the tourist spots and the boarder towns! Don't let fear stop you from visiting Mexico. The Mexican people are gracious, kind, loving and hard working people. I have gone all over Mexico for 20 years. I have traveled by myself not knowing Spanish and have done just fine. I am blonde with blue eyes so I do stick out in the crowd. Oh yea Female on top of it!....Don't worry be happy!

@georgegerman9009

3 ай бұрын

​@@dianabeurman364better to stay home, like me, I'm staying home😁

@user-uj5ly1eq5n

3 ай бұрын

Except Merida, which is the safest city

@Alrighty-gv2po

3 ай бұрын

​@@user-gw1uc7nn8bLies 🤣

Three fit, capable, young guys don't just go missing. It sadly had to be foul play. What a tragedy.

@LovelyLass-nb8op

3 ай бұрын

Beautiful beaches in Australia and they go to Mexico 😮

@takuache5162

3 ай бұрын

Funny that you think they are innocent. I wonder if they were a darker skin color you wouldn’t even question it. You hypocrite

@shy404usernotfound

3 ай бұрын

No shit Sherlock

@takuache5162

3 ай бұрын

Probably went out to get some meth and the business deal went south

@Josh-ig2pq

3 ай бұрын

​@takuache5162 ...you sound like a person who is all consumed with race. Hmm? What's that called?

Stop going to countries with travel advisories for violence. I feel awful for these three young men who had their entire lives ahead of them. They were killed for a phone and a little cash it seems. There is a VALID REASON that South Americans flock to the US border. So sad these countries governments are so corrupt they can't clean up. If given the choice to travel to the US, AU or Mexico, Mexico would be the last choice.

@gtaylor6937

3 ай бұрын

With so many gorgeous surf spots in Southern California, who the hell would go to Mexico to surf? This is just 120 miles south of San Diego. SO many spectacular places here without having to visit Cartel Land! These poor guys had no idea what risk they were taking.

@ditadita4044

3 ай бұрын

People sometimes hustle in the wrong way, which can cause high unemployment and make it hard for locals to find jobs. Mexico is one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited, but I highly recommend staying away from the border areas because, like many other countries, they are not safe

@gdhaney136

3 ай бұрын

@@ditadita4044 I kayaked and rafted the entire Rio Grande about 30 years ago when I was 19, and I would hear gunshots at night, and see fires from campsites in the middle of nowhere from a butte. Vultures, dead cows, javelinas sniffing my feet at night, bats everywhere. Best experience ever. I wouldn't do it now for anything. Oh, and I speak Spanish

@PheonixRises2040

3 ай бұрын

They were woke. Woke people tend to get themselves killed due to their ignorance.

@bradsanders6954

3 ай бұрын

I used to do trips in Baja, clear around the whole peninsula. So many people there live on near nothing. Infrastructure is largely a dream. But they had tourism. Now mostly they dont thanks to cartels. I always met friendly folks there, the cops were happy to see us tourists, we went whale watching, snorkeling, had a great time. Its a beautiful place being flattened by cartels fighting over turf.

Remember your open border, this is what's coming into your country

@jakemoeller7850

3 ай бұрын

Troll 🤮

@swaters5127

3 ай бұрын

​@@jakemoeller7850Its true. Atlanta is full of violent illegals.

@swaters5127

3 ай бұрын

​@@jakemoeller7850you're the troll

@vanessacazares2615

3 ай бұрын

😂😂

@user-sy6ot9lt3w

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely

My parents live in Tijuana and my dad lets me carry his gun when I’m out alone. I’m never without it just because of these type of situations

@maurimcalister5417

3 ай бұрын

A group of trained killers come at you that gun isn't gonna help much. And I carry too and have still been robbed in Texas even with a loaded strap on me.

@Mnoc7

3 ай бұрын

@@maurimcalister5417 brother I am a vetaran recon marine from the marine corps trust me I guarantee you I am more trained than they are. Not trying to sound cocky but I am very confident.

@Mnoc7

3 ай бұрын

@@maurimcalister5417 brother I am a recon veteran from the marine corps. Not trying to sound cocky at all but I am very confident in my abilities

@michaelkraus4135

3 ай бұрын

@@Mnoc7 You ..............MISSED THE POINT . CARTELS will out number YOU.

@easton1354

3 ай бұрын

​not to sound like an asshole but every bit of what u said is irrelevant. you wouldnt stand a chance against a group of armed men targeting you. period. you be gone in a second. ​@@Mnoc7

Why would anyone go on vacation in Mexico?

@Alcaraz60

3 ай бұрын

I don't understand either.

@laurastrobel718

3 ай бұрын

Because it's a beautiful country with much to see. Just do research and have common sense before going to any foreign country

@theeskatelife

3 ай бұрын

because there is good waves to surf that arent everywhere

@laurastrobel718

3 ай бұрын

@@theeskatelife 🤙🏄

@lorrie5881

3 ай бұрын

You can get a lot of bang for an American buck in Mexico... Great food/ accomodations... It's very pretty and the people are friendly ( for the most part)..

Why. Why. Why do people keep going to Mexico ?????

@Alcaraz60

3 ай бұрын

spread the news MEXICO IS NOT SAFE DON'T TRAVEL THERE.

@wally7856

3 ай бұрын

Two words: Taco's and Tequila!

@primefame5570

3 ай бұрын

Because people aren’t scared of living there lives

@dianabeurman364

3 ай бұрын

It's beyond me!

@user-uj5ly1eq5n

3 ай бұрын

Some people are claiming that they have a better life in Mexico than the US

If you are in San Diego please stay there where you will be safe. This is happening all the time now. 🙏

Forty years ago, when I was a teen, my surfer friends went with their uncles down to Mexico and got robbed by federales, who left them just enough money for gas to get back to California. That shithole never appealed to me. The United States is so geographically diverse, no need to travel to the 3rd world.

@GraceEvans-us7uy

3 ай бұрын

It’s so strange to hear the vast majority of warnings posted by those who live in Mexico. But I’m grateful to be sure. Because you are the experts on Mexico, your homeland.

@dianabeurman364

3 ай бұрын

ABSOLUTELY

Why anybody would set foot in that hell hole is beyond me, clearly people are not informed what goes on down there 🤦🏻‍♂️

@dianabeurman364

3 ай бұрын

Agree

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of these victims. I am a surfer from Texas. And there is a worldwide brotherhood amongst us surfers. So it really hurts to see this.

@GraceEvans-us7uy

3 ай бұрын

I grew up around surfers and what I mostly noticed is how easy going and chill these guys are. Very approachable, help you out. But these qualities so often snare them in foreign traps they rarely escape. I’ve never even known a surfer with a gun or knife. These 3 young men must have been terrified. I pray their souls are in Heaven now.

How can humans be so dam cruel.

😢very sad. Why would anyone go to Mexico with all the deaths from cartels? Thats why they are coming here!

@xwrtk

3 ай бұрын

Cheaper healthcare, vacation, cheap food, etc besides drugs. The busiest border port of entry got almost 16 million people enter last year and mostly legal citizens. San ysidro, CA.

@machtnichtsseimann

3 ай бұрын

@@xwrtk - Some Americans do cross the border for cheaper prescriptions or dental care, for example. One woman I met travels there alone, believes it safe enough, but, no, she doesn't travel further south all by herself. Yeah, no.

@ceevee7825

3 ай бұрын

They coming cause the border is WIDE OPEN.

@PheonixRises2040

3 ай бұрын

They were liberals. That’s why.

Should have built a wall

RIP! Condolences to the families.

Mexico is rolling the dice, not worth it

Druving that bad ass truck iis what was the problem. Idk if you guys warch on culiacan KZread but these cartels ride in pick-ups just look at theirs. My white friends from irvine went to Mexico in a Mercedes SUV and they got followed the entire way until they were in safety of their hotel resort and the cartel backed off.

@NealBurkard-ut1oo

3 ай бұрын

Makes the most sense if it is cartel related. Despite the cartels being violent, killing foreigners is not their MO. Unless its for ransom but that doesn't seem to be the case

@Alcaraz60

3 ай бұрын

Obrador and cartels had strong ties, worst government in history.

@woodnbikes

3 ай бұрын

@@NealBurkard-ut1oo Thats what i'm saying, why bring the FBI heat on them, They got a billion dollar business keeping our tweakers happy.

@j3ff3ry18

3 ай бұрын

​@@NealBurkard-ut1oo you have the comment which speaks the most honesty about the situation there. I have family there & the cartel own everything, everywhere in most states . They do not mess w tourists spending money in the country; however,if you're a gringo , camping on public beaches w money showing or a nice ANYTHING, there are some p*ssed, hungry , desperate nationals there who'll sell your arms for $.99 cents per pound if you are in a vulnerable situation. I had not heard about their ute or truck ; after money , every Mexican wants a truck. They weren't careful & obviously though Mexico surf trips were like they were 20 years ago , but they're not at all.

@GraceEvans-us7uy

3 ай бұрын

Most Americans are like skeet shoot ducks. Easy prey with our nice vehicles, or rolls of bills to pay for things. I’ve lost count of how many I’ve learned were robbed then murdered in Mexico & other unsafe countries.

So sad 💔 💔 💔 this brings me to tears....my deepest condolences go to their families for this terrible loss. I was raised in S. Cal surf culture, am devastated to realize these 3 beautiful and strong young men lost their lives. Can't even go south of the border to go surfing because of criminals running the place?! Baja used to be so lovely.

Terrifying.

4 bodies were found one was the owner of the land the bodies were found on.

Rip brothers I hope justice can be served on the criminals that harmed these innocent men

@GraceEvans-us7uy

3 ай бұрын

Amen. So many laws have been decriminalized or people in places like Mexico pay off others to hide crimes and the criminals. In Psalms, David often wrote about the 10 years he was on the run. The current king was after David, and he grew weary of the chase. But then he with inspiration writes ‘Father where can I go on this earth where you are not’ I can’t hide from you no matter where I run. I feel comfort in knowing that no matter where these criminals hide or who they pay off, God knows it all. Heck, when Moses about 40 & killed an Egyptian hassling a Jew, Moses looked to the left then to the right. But he forgot to look up. They always forget to look to the Heavens, from where God on high sees the evil deeds of everyone, everywhere on earth.

@GraceEvans-us7uy

3 ай бұрын

And no, justice doesn’t always come swift. Or fair. Or at all. That’s when we say to God. ‘I know you know this killer’s identity and where he is. I must trust this and let your vengeance take over. Not mine. Some will get bodies returned of loved ones, like a few in 9/11. Others remnants might be discovered decades later when DNA can now identify victims. Still other times loved ones die without ever knowing who killed say their son or daughter. I’ve had many losses similar to this. As a youth, I didn’t want to go on after a boyfriend was killed in car accident. I wandered lost for years, drank to try to forget. Nothing worked. Then I turned to counseling and 12 step work as well as group therapy with other survivors. When we connect with those who’ve had a loss equal to our own, it can keep us from slipping beneath the abyss. Strangely, it’s the way I intuited that Matthew Perry died. In fact, many have died when they slip beneath the surface of hot tubs or pools after enjoying drinks and or other substances. No judgment of these choices. But like surfing in Baja at this volatile world time ‘seemed’ safe, it was only an illusion. And 3 beautiful lives are gone now. I know loss like this. It takes time to move through the grieving process and we each have our own pace. But please, families, don’t isolate long, or drop your hobbies or classes or dating etc because you feel depressed, or guilty for going on w your life. The truth is, you are survivors now. The rules for life going forward have changed. It really will be ‘One Day at a Time ‘ or even one hour. But if you give yourself permission to go through the stages of grieving, God may guide you to set up a foundation of some kind. Or a 5K run selling name bracelets for the loved ones now gone. Or He may invite you to go on a speaking tour to schools or organizations about the importance of sports safety while traveling. God will always bring good out of what the evil have done. The trick is that you must be willing to invest the healing work so He can put you back together and move forward. It can happen, it happened to me because I invested myself in the recovery process. No, it’s not easy. But it sure beats the alternative of dying from a broken heart. G. E. M.Ed.

So very sorry for this horrible loss.

Please stop going to Mexico. Even though some areas are considered safe; turf wars spring up in new areas all the time. Not worth it. Spend your money within the US to help this nation. Stay safe good people. To the parents of these men, I am so sorry for the loss of your young men.

@user-uj5ly1eq5n

3 ай бұрын

So true, I remember Cancun in Quintana Roo was safe back but sadly not anymore

@elchido1703

3 ай бұрын

​@@user-uj5ly1eq5nIt was safe because it was only natives, then people from other states came here with their bad morals and made it unsafe, just like what is happening with the US but in little scale

@luvlabso130

3 ай бұрын

No worries Biden is bringing Mexico here. Open borders will be interesting

I hate being afraid to go to a place that was a source of fun and friendships when I was younger.

For anyone who thinks that there are still safe places in mexico, places like Cabo etcetera, I advise you to read the following: THERE IS NOWHERE THAT STAYS IN MEXICO ANYMORE, ESPECIALLY RESORT TOWNS. That's coming straight from a local Mexican man. He says even the resorts aren't safe anymore, especially the resorts, because American women are high prize for the cartel, and that's also where the wealthy Americans hang out. Double bonus. They have infiltrated these resorts and they troll these resorts constantly looking for the most suitable victims and an opportunity to strike. And if the moment doesn't arise, they throw discretion out the window and just do their business in front of God and everybody. I have an American friend who is of Mexican descent who just went to a small rural village in Mexico to visit her family for the first time ever. She thought it was safe there because she would be with Mexicans who were local. Wrong. She was not allowed to leave her uncle's side, she wasn't allowed to go anywhere by herself day or night, because the cartel has some rule where if they touch a female with one finger she then belongs to them, and nobody is going to help you, which is what happened to one of the uncle's friends. She was an American visiting there with her daughter a few years ago, and they were at some sort of festival in the town square with 200 other people, and two heavily-armed men appeared out of nowhere, grabbed the 16-year-old daughter and took off with her, and that girl has never been seen again. The whole family was screaming for help, but literally no one would help, they just stood by and watched. I have two other friends who are living "van life" and apparently they have also fallen for this notion that there are still safe places in mexico. They were camping in a spot somewhere on a beach in a populated resort town, where there were plenty of other people were around, in what is supposedly a "safe" place. They thought they were going to be safe because they locked their van doors at night, and kept the keys in the ignition. Okay, well when they first crossed the border, a Mexican policeman stopped them and asked them if they knew where they were going and if they needed directions. So they told him. Wrong move! Policemen do not pull you over to give you directions. They told him where they were going, foolishly, and at 2:00 a.m. three trucks rolled up and surrounded their van. Their tires were shot out, and when they wouldn't open the door, their windows were shot out. No problem. My female friend was filmed while she was sexually assaulted, and they had intentions of taking her with them but for whatever reason they ended up leaving her and taking my male friend instead. I think they were leery about the outrage of kidnapping and killing a pregnant woman, so they took her boyfriend instead, kidnapped him and he was going to be held for ransom and then killed, but he managed to get away somehow when the guys got into an altercation with some other guys, a rival gang or something I don't know. My friend's uncle told her that you're not even safe at resorts anymore, because the cartel runs the entire country, from your most popular resort towns, down to your small rural villages where the locals live as well. And even if you are at a public well-populated resort you're not safe because NOBODY is going to help you, everyone will just stand around and watch whatever it is happen, or look the other way and act like it's not happening at all. And those places like Cabo and other resort areas are where the cartel trolls for Americans. Everyone is terrified of the gangs and the cartel and if somebody grabs you, you're on your own. The police are either in league with the cartel, or they just stand by. They are powerless. Nobody's going to help you because everyone is terrified. My friend ended up coming home a week early. She was supposed to say for 3 weeks and she ended up coming home a week early because she was absolutely terrified. Her uncle told her that even men don't go anywhere alone in Mexico anymore. Local men. There's literally nowhere that's safe, ESPECIALLY resort towns, and down to your small rural villages. Like I said, even the local men go places armed and in groups. There is a reason these people are risking their lives and lives of their children to get the hell out of that place. Nowhere safe. And I mean nowhere, and especially if you are white, and especially if you are American, Canadian, British etc. IF YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF SELF- PRESERVATION OR LOVE FOR YOURSELF OR YOUR FAMILY, YOU WON'T GO TO MEXICO.

This is beyond sickening. Having been part of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce collaborating with Ensenada and other tourist destination places to bring American dollars to Mexico, this will put an end to the goodwill needed for Mexico's tourism industry. Mexico's crime is out of control and will continue to destroy their economy. RIP to the beautiful men who lost their lives.

I just left Cabo San Lucas and it was the best trip I ever been on yet. The resort Playa Grande was amazing! I can’t lie the locals try to scam you for your money everything is very over priced but that’s how they survive so I respect it. All in all they was kind people just expect you to pay them for everything. Americans with drug problems I would advise not to go there becuz they go attack you about buying drugs left and right

Like sheep going to the wolves ! Very sad these young men were healthy amazing australians having a great time.

So sad!! We used to surf all down the coast of Mexico with our children years ago. It was dangerous then! But that was the safest way back then to travel down there, with your kids. NOT ANYMORE ! I would never go south of the border now, no way! I'm praying for these men' loved ones.

So senseless and evil. Three healthy young men in their prime taken for nothing. Steal their money, their car, even the clothes off their backs but don't take their lives.

@GraceEvans-us7uy

3 ай бұрын

The motto with so many in unsafe countries like this is ‘leave no witnesses’.

I feel so sad for the family 😢😢😢

As Mexican I am sad mad ashamed powerless All I can say just don’t go because the government has lost all power

I’m so sorry. Heartbreaking 💔

Car was burnt out, WHAT did the MURDERERS get out of killing these men!, take the Car, makes zero sense,

I have friends who love the Mexican people, culture, and surf; etc. Myself included but with things the way they are lately, I would not go anywhere close. It hurts my heart but it is what it is. I am guessing these young men felt they would be okay being the love they most likely felt for Mexico…

I wish they stayed in San Diego! 😢🙏💔

If you have money and a newer car/truck don't go to Mexico

@GraceEvans-us7uy

3 ай бұрын

If you must go, go like a bum. Heck lots of surfer dudes I knew did dress like bums. They put most of their cash into surfboards and wetsuits. Not into real nice possessions like new cars or expensive housing or clothing. They usually lived pretty bare boned, & that enabled them to do the thing they loved most. Catching those waves & 🌊 making that surf run the longest and best it could be.

I love mexico and baja i used to go to baja all the time with my ex because her mom and gma lived there and i always had a great time! My heart goes out to all the people who get killed in mexico!! I rode my bicycle from Mexico to Brazil and never had any problems just met amazing kind hearted Mexicans who always helped me and made me feel welcome! i miss mexico! I wish the best for mexico and all mexicans! I hope things get better!!

This is all it takes to destroy a tourism industry in Mexico. A few scumbags have tarnished Mexican peoples image. Trust me, Mexican people are lovely and very welcoming to travellers and tourists. This behavior disgusts me. I'm Australian and have been to Mexico 3 times. I absolutely love the place, especially the people...... What a shame. This will no doubt scare tourists away. I can already see it by a lot of these comments made here

Oh no!! So tragic!

Oh no My condolences to the families! Rest well our young surfers!

That's crazy. My husband and I were thinking about moving to Baja California. We thought it was safe. Obviously not. This is so sad for the families.

Australia we have beautiful beaches so why travel to places like Mexico which is riddled with crime. Why take their lives? They would have given you any cash they had without you having to take their lives. Now their heart broken mother has travelled from Australia to Mexico to retrieve the bodies of her sons n return them home. One of her sons just completed his Medical Degree. Absolutely senseless. Our Government should ban travel completely to Mexico. Life seems so cheap to these people. My prayers n deep condolences to the family.

I have never wanted to go there nor ever will. As high as the cost of living is becoming here, I would still turn down going there for $ million bucks; NO WAY! I'll keep struggling here.

It's so sad that good people like these guys are taken from their families & friends because of evil.

Bless the families of these guys 🙏

Weak story. Talk to the cops. What happened??? What is the theory ? And please.....stay out of Mexico. Period

Baja used to be fun and relatively safe... No longer. :(

So sad.

RIP guys 😢❤

Justice for their family

Well all i can say is Americans stop going over there it's not worth it

@machtnichtsseimann

3 ай бұрын

And Australians?

very sad news

That poor mother

Prayers to the victims' families..

Just horrible. Condolences to the families of these men. 🙏🌄🌈💖

So Sad !! Thoughts and Comfort for their Families! 😢

I won’t step foot inside Mexico anywhere!! This is so sad!

@dianabeurman364

3 ай бұрын

👍

Cartel related for sure.

Heartbreaking 😢🙏🕯🛡

Why, why do people keep going to Mexico? If Mexico cannot protect their people, what makes people think they will be protected. Sad. Cannot imagine losing 2 sons the same day and their friend. We hear this s in the news don't go...

@GraceEvans-us7uy

3 ай бұрын

Most people don’t equate surfing with danger AWAY from the beach. My guess is they expected to be in the surf a lot, stopping at friendly seeming cantinas along the way. Where could there be harm? Right? And it’s 3 of them, not one single. It’s too bad the 3 didn’t go surfing near Australia, New Zealand or maybe over to Hawaii. But ‘if’ is the biggest word in the English language. They chose Baja, then crossed paths unknowingly perhaps with evil people determined to steal/harm them. Maybe it was a longtime dream the 3 had, the timing seemed right, weather good. Blessed be to the families.

Nobody, in their right mind, should be going to Mexico - period.

@dianabeurman364

3 ай бұрын

No kidding!

And the border continues to leak like a sieve.

@dianabeurman364

3 ай бұрын

THANK BIDEN

What a horrible thing, I live in san diego and use to go to Mexico years ago but haven't gone back in 12 years due to the crime, cartels, and corruption. It's naive to think you as a white person can go there and statistically come back alive.

This is wrong ! Very sad nd heartbroken for their families.

So sad

I live in Ensenada. This is really sad. Things like this shouldn't happen.

Poor guys

MEXICO ............A GODFORSAKEN ................COUNTRY !!!!!!!!

@takuache5162

3 ай бұрын

Funny that you leave the part were Americans are in cahoots with the cartels. Americans consume 80 percent of the world’s dope and sell military grade weapons to the cartels. If it’s a godforsaken place it’s because Americans made it that way by snorting everything they can. You hypocrite

I've never been to Mexico, but I've been to other tropical destinations. This is exactly why.

This is so sad 😭 God bless them

I've been to all these spots in the past and it was awesome. This really sucks.

Just when I started thinking about making small trip down there and see this story reminding me why I said to never go south of the border. I'll stick to my crappy breaks and keep my life and belongings.

How sad, surfers are the coolest people ever! ❤ 🌊🌊🌊😎💕

The number of Americans killed in Mexico every year might be more than some might expect, with a significant percentage of those deaths attributed to homicide. According to data from the U.S. State Department, between January 2022 and June 2022 (6 months), there were 115 deaths of U.S. citizens.

Tourists in MEXICO are totally unsafe, these crimes happen a lot.... 😢😢😢😢😢