For the past two weeks, Rio Grande do Sul, a southern state of Brazil, has endured its worst flooding in 80 years. As of Wednesday, at least 149 people have been killed, more than 100 people are still missing and over 600,000 have been forced from their homes, according to the Associated Press. In response, […]
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Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons
The mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico delivered a moving tribute to her sons on Tuesday at a beach in San Diego. “Our hearts are broken and the world has become a darker place for us,” Debra Robinson said, fighting back tears. “They were young men enjoying their passion of surfing together.” Her […]
Authorities Reveal How Missing Surfers from U.S. and Australia Found at Bottom of Well in Mexico Died
Brothers Jake Robinson, 30, Callum Robinson, 33, and Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, were last seen on April 27 before being discovered dead callum10robinson/Instagram Callum Robinson Jake Robinson Jack Carter Rhoad All they wanted was to surf. Now, two brothers from Australia and their friend from the U.S. who all traveled to Mexico in April for […]
Three bodies in Mexico identified as Australian and American surfers
Relatives have positively identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend, Mexican authorities said on Sunday. Baja California state prosecutors said the relatives had viewed the corpses recovered from a remote well about 15 metres deep and recognised them as their loved […]
Men believed to be missing surfers died from gunshots, Mexican officials say
The bodies believed to be those of the two Australians and an American who went missing in the Pacific coast state of Baja California showed the three men were killed with gunshots to the head, Mexican authorities said on Sunday. María Elena Andrade Ramírez, the state’s attorney general, said the families of the missing men […]
Fourth body found in search for US and Australian surfers who mysteriously vanished in Mexico
A fourth body has reportedly been discovered in a popular Mexican tourist area, where an American and two Australians vanished last week while on an apparent camping and surfing trip, the local prosecutor’s office said in a statement late on Friday. American Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, as well as Australian brothers Callum Robinson, 33, and […]
Bodies of three missing surfers found, Baja California authorities say
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The bodies of three missing surfers, including a man reportedly from San Diego, have been found, according to Mexican authorities. The Baja California Attorney General’s Office confirmed Friday morning that the bodies were located in La Bocana, about 130 miles south of San Diego. The three surfers were reported missing […]
Migrant boat evades surfers in high-speed landing on California beach
By Daniel Trotta CARLSBAD, California (Reuters) – Local leaders from the San Diego area called for more U.S. border enforcement on Monday after a motor boat loaded with migrants navigated between surfers and beached itself in the affluent suburb of Carlsbad, California. Circulated widely on social media, the video showed the boat running ashore on […]
Big waves at California’s Mavericks Beach draw surfers, ‘super stoked’ spectators
By Nathan Frandino HALF MOON BAY, California (Reuters) – At the famous Mavericks Beach surf spot, big waves thundering into the California coastline on Thursday attracted surfers and spectators alike to the legendary break 25 miles south of San Francisco. Waves were forecast to reach as high as 30 to 40-feet (9 to 12 meters) […]