Three bodies found in Mexico where Australian, US tourists went missing - sources

A state prosecutor said on Thursday that three people were being investigated in regards to the case, though it was unclear whether they were involved in the disappearance of the men. The U.S. embassy in Mexico and Australia's foreign ministry in Canberra did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Mexican authorities have located three bodies in an area of northern Mexico where two Australians and one American were reported missing in Baja California, according to two sources with knowledge of the investigation.

Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and American Jack Carter Rhoad were last seen on April 27, according to Baja California's prosecutor's office. The three were on vacation surfing in the municipality of Ensenada, about an hour and a half south of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Baja California is one of Mexico's most violent states. A state prosecutor said on Thursday that

three people were being investigated in regards to the case, though it was unclear whether they were involved in the disappearance of the men.

The U.S. embassy in Mexico and Australia's foreign ministry in Canberra did not immediately respond to requests for comment.