A Calgary couple have drowned while on
vacation in Mexico, according to reports
from Acapulco. Tanya Hastings, 37,
and Kevin Suppes, 47, drowned on Monday
while swimming off a beach near a luxury
hotel, Mexican officials told local
media.
The Victims
on this
page are just a few of the hundreds of travelers that have died
or have been severely injured as a result of negligence,
incompetence, and crime both inside and outside of Mexican
Resorts. Many of these deaths were caused by a lack of safety
standards and enforcement
by the Mexican Tourism Industry. Mexico has an alarming
number of tourist problems and challenges and travelers should
choose to vacation elsewhere.
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Calgary woman beaten at Mexican resort still in coma
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1/21/12 |
A woman badly
beaten in Mexico over the weekend has been identified by
family as Sheila Nabb of Calgary.
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Hillsboro man killed in Mexico resort accident
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1/12/12 |
Davide Allan
Brethauer (Soprano), 31, of Hillsboro, died unexpectedly
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 in Cancun Mexico as the result
of an accident.
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the story |
Girlfriend of Former Marine Mystified By His Death in Mexico
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1/7/12 |
A grieving Long
Island woman is looking for answers after the strange
death of her boyfriend while the two were on vacation in
Cancun.
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the story
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B.C. man shot dead in Mexico robbery
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1/2/12 |
A B.C. man from
Salt Spring Island has been shot and killed in Mexico
during an apparent home invasion.
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the story
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Islander dies after attack in Mexico
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12/26/11 |
A Bainbridge
Island man has passed away after an attack in Mexico
over the holiday weekend.
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the story |
Rolling Meadows teen's killing in Mexico sends dread through Mexican community
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12/23/11 |
In a small town
in western Mexico, Jazmin Reyes, 16, waited for her new
boyfriend from the United States. She and Alexis Marron
had been emailing each other for months, but when they
finally met a few weeks ago, she said it was "love
at first sight."
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the story
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Texas family killed in Mexico
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12/23/11 |
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The U.S. has
issued multiple travel warnings this year on Mexico
because of the ongoing drug violence there. But just
last week, a family visiting from the U.S. was killed in
a gun attack. They leave behind a grandmother and a
young son, who saw the whole thing happen.
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the story |
Slain UBC student was 'full of life and enthusiasm'
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12/14/11 |
A University of
B.C. student found slain in Mexico was full of life and
was a huge loss, a UBC professor said.
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the story
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Calgary couple who drowned in Mexico not strong swimmers
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12/4/11 |
Two Calgarians
who drowned in Mexico were planning on staying through
the winter, their family says. Calgary snowbirds Jim
Reimer and Jan Pridham-Drake were seeking sun and sand
in Mexico.
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the story
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Man dead in Mexico fondly remembered
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7/18/11 |
For the past
two months, Dale Clack couldn’t stop talking about his
daughter’s upcoming wedding at a Mexican resort.
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the story
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Ceres man confirmed dead in Mexico boating accident
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7/5/11 |
A Ceres man has
been confirmed as having died when a Mexican fishing
boat filled with U.S. tourists capsized in the Gulf of
California.
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the story |
Ottawa dentist mourns wife killed in Mexico
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6/27/11 |
An Ottawa
dentist whose wife was murdered in Mexico last week is
waiting at the couple’s home there while police
investigate what they believe to be a violent robbery.
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the story
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Cruise Ship Musician Found Dead in Cozumel
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2/5/11 |
A crew member
on the world's largest cruise ship - Royal Caribbean's
"Allure of the Sea" - was found dead in the water near
the Caribbean island of Cozumel, possibly the victim of
a violent crime, according to law Mexican enforcement
officials.
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the story
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Calgary couple drown in Mexico after rogue wave sweeps them away
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2/3/11 |
Dale McDougall,
63, and his wife Linda, 54, were looking forward to
their trip to Mexico. It was a chance to spend time with
their daughter Teri Miller, son-in-law Daryl and their
three grandchildren, Brandon, Christopher and Kyle.
Brandon was about to celebrate a birthday.
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the story
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Woman dies from flu complications
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2/2/11 |
A
Woodstock-area woman who became critically ill with
influenza while in Mexico over the holidays has died.
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the story
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Canadian survives shark attack in Mexico
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1/31/11 |
A Canadian tourist is in
critical but stable
condition after she was
attacked by a shark in this
popular vacation spot.
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Service to honor Canadian killed in Mexico blast
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11/14/10 |
The family of a
B.C. man killed in a explosion that rocked a Mexican
resort last week is thanking those who've helped them
through the tragedy.
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the story
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Alberta family mourns Mexico blast victim
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11/14/10 |
An Edmonton-area family is
mourning the loss of a
51-year-old grandmother who
died in a gas explosion that
rocked the resort in Playa
del Carmen, Mexico.
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Community grieves loss of father and son
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11/14/10 |
On Monday,
November 22, family and friends of the late Elgin Barron
said goodbye to a man everyone remembered as a "good
friend," a "true gentleman" and a "well-respected and
well-liked employee."
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the story |
Funeral plans made for Guelph man killed in Mexico
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11/14/10 |
The funeral
plans have been announced for Elgin Barron, a Guelph man
who was killed in an explosion at a Mexican resort on
Nov. 14.
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the story
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Ottawa-area man missing in Mexico
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10/22/10 |
Daniel Dion,
who lives in the town 50 kilometers west of Ottawa,
travelled to Mexico for a regular business trip more
than three weeks ago, and although his family kept daily
contact with him, the 51-year-old has not been heard
from since last Friday.
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the story
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McAllen man presumed dead after pirate shooting on Falcon Lake
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9/30/10 |
Law enforcement
officials here gave up their search for the body of a
McAllen man presumed dead after pirates shot him and
toward his wife on the Mexican side of Falcon Lake.
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the story
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Ontario woman dies in fall from Mexican balcony
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9/10/10 |
A 19-year-old
Ontario woman died on Friday after falling off a balcony
at a hotel in Cancun. Giannina Di Roberto fell from the seventh floor of the Riu Caribe hotel early Friday morning.
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the story
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Mother told the army murdered her son
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8/22/10 |
A relentless
campaign by a grieving mother has forced the Mexican
Government to admit that its troops shot an innocent
United States citizen at a military checkpoint outside
Acapulco, and then put an assault rifle in the dead
man's hands to try to fool investigators into thinking
he had opened fire on them.
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the story
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Reno man, 44, dies after pulling son from rip tide in Mexico
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6/29/10 |
A 44-year-old
Reno father and medical clinic administrator died
Tuesday afternoon in a tragic drowning accident in
Mexico, after his family said he saved his son caught in
a rip tide, and then re-entered the water in an attempt
to rescue a child also struggling in the turbulent
waters.
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the story
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Keighley man dies in fall from hotel balcony
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A Keighley
family has spoken of its loss after a 24-year-old man
was found dead while on holiday in Mexico.
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the story
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Canadian gunned down in Northeastern Mexico
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6/9/10 |
A Canadian was
killed and another seriously injured in Mexico last week
when a teenager opened fire on them in an attempted car
jacking..
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the story
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Zack Chambers dies in swimming accident in Mexico
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Port Townsend
resident Zack Chambers, 40, died May 18 after a
diving/swimming accident while on a family vacation in
Mexico with his wife and two young sons.
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the story
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Former "Survivor" Producer's Wife, Monica Beresford-Redman, Missing in Mexico
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It's been two
days and there is still no sign of Monica
Beresford-Redman, wife of former "Survivor" producer
Bruce Beresford-Redman.
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the story
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Family: Rutgers Grad Severely Beaten In Cancun
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Three weeks
ago, Joseph "Zeke" Rucker was worried about which law
school he would attend. Now, the 21-year-old from
Sewell, New Jersey is fighting for his life after
apparently being severely beaten while on a trip to
Mexico.
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the story |
Rare blood appeal after student falls from hotel balcony
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1/1/10 |
A DESPERATE
appeal has been launched to save a student with a rare
blood type who is fighting for his life in a Mexico
hospital.
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the story
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Senior HU Student Dies, Leaves Hundreds Mourning
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3/14/10 |
The rain picked up as the
stream of people gathered to cross The Yard late Sunday,
March 15. The vigil for Davon Green Franklin, planned
for 10:30 pm around the Howard University flagpole, was
relocated into the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel under
the leadership of Dean Bernard Richardson. As attendees
flowed into the building, raindrops mingled with tears
as sobbing students embraced
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the story |
California school administrator among victims of Mexican violence
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The bodies of
six men -- including a California educator -- were found
Thursday in the north-central Mexican state of Durango,
hours after they had been abducted from a nearby
restaurant.
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the story
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Canadian blogger killed in Mexico
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Community mourns loss of Bowie student killed in SCUBA accident
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Tyler Laas, an
avid baseball player and soon-to-be sophomore at Bowie
High School, died Aug. 16 while on vacation in Mexico.
Cozumel scuba diving accident kills 15-year-old boy |
Congresswoman's son-in-law dies snorkeling
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The son-in-law
of U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) died Sunday in a
snorkeling accident as he vacationed in Mexico with his
family, her office and family said.
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the story |
Agonizing search for missing mum
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PEOPLE don't
just disappear, do they?" It is the question which Julia
Brock and her family have been wrestling with for the
last four agonizing weeks.
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the story
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Cancun Tragedy
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On April 13,2009 John age
43, and his family, wife and 6 year old daughter Erica
were sitting at the pool to enjoy the last day of their
week long vacation. Their plane was to leave that same
night.
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the story
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Find Ron Scheepstra - Missing Fly Fisher
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Ron Scheepstra, age 49, from Lufkin, TX was vacationing
in Xcalak, Mexico when he disappeared without a trace.
Ron was fly-fishing with 3 friends. He had visited
Xcalak before and had fly-fished throughout the world.
On Saturday, April 11, 2009, Ron vanished and has not
been seen since.
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the story |
Tragedy on vacation
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SOUTHINGTON - A township man who died last week while
trying to save another man from drowning is being
remembered as a "rare person." Richard P. Yambor
Kasunic Sr., 73, died April 23 in Cabo San Lucas,
Mexico, where he and his wife, Sandi, were vacationing.
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the story |
Austin Priest Found Murdered in Mexico
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A missing Austin priest's body has been identified by
family members in Mexico. Father Jesse Euresti's, 69,
body was found on the side of a highway, near the state
of Nuevo Leon. Investigators say the body had been
dumped in a roadway and covered with a mattress.
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the story
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Des Plaines man dies in swimming accident in Mexico
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A key executive in the Wirtz Corporation
has died in
a freak swimming accident off the coast
of Mexico.
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OC Missing Man Found Killed in Mexico
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A 19-year-old man who had been working in Orange County
has been found dead in Tijuana.
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the story
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St. Thomas student found dead in Mexico
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A Stillwater man was
found dead while
vacationing in Puerto
Vallarta, according to
the U.S. Consulate
Agency.
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Prominent Nixa Doctor Dies on Vacation
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Retired professor murdered in Mexico
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A former professor at the College of Lake County was
found beaten to death at his home in Guadalajara,
Mexico.
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the story
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Man Hunt Begins for Killer of Bay Area Tourist
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A manhunt is on in
Mexico for the killer of
a tourist from the Bay
Area. Timothy Connor was
killed in his Puerto
Vallarta hotel room
early Wednesday morning.
The 47-year-old San
Carlos man was
vacationing.
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Basin girl dies in a pool in Mexico
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Gatineau woman, 27, killed in dune buggy accident in Mexico
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OTTAWA-Family and
friends are mourning the
loss of a lively and
vivacious 27-year-old
Gatineau woman who died
in a dune buggy accident
while she was on a
week-long vacation in
Mexico.
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Police: Wyoming man may have been injured in fall
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CHEYENNE -- A northern Wyoming man who died while on
vacation in Mexico reportedly fell from a restaurant
balcony, according to police in the Yucatan Peninsula
beach city of Playa del Carmen.
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the story
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Hood River woman dies in kiteboarding accident
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A Hood River woman has died from injuries she sustained
in a kiteboarding accident on vacation near La Ventana,
Mexico.
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the story
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Calgary couple drowns during Mexican vacation
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Educator dies six months after Mexico van wreck killed two others
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A teacher who
was seriously injured in a Mexico van wreck in late May
has died. Missy Jones, a former educator in the Little Cypress-Mauriceville school district, was one of 10 area educators and two students who visited Mexico for an educational trip and cultural exchange.
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the story
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2 Carrollton women killed in parasailing accident
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MEXICO CITY — Two Carrollton women vacationing in Mexico
fell to their deaths Sunday in a parasailing accident
after the rope tying their parachute to a boat broke,
authorities said.
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the story |
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Daughter of executive here found murdered in Mexico
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The activist daughter of
a St. Louis health care
executive was raped and
murdered in Mexico,
where she was working
with indigenous
cultures, authorities
said
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Giant wave drowns American tourist in Mexico
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CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico—Police say an American tourist
drowned after a giant wave swept him and two others away
in southern Baja California.
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the story
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Abuse charged: Oregon man dies in Mexican jail
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A Yoncalla couple’s first trip ever to Mexico ended
tragically with his death. For now, there are a lot of
questions for Mexican authorities on how it happened.
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the story
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Broadway producer killed by speedboat
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BERTRAND Castelli, a colorful Frenchman who dabbled in
film, painting and theatre but was best known as
producer of the Broadway hit Hair, has died at 78 in
Mexico after being hit by a speedboat.
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Local Boy Shot and Killed In Mexico
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The Saint Pius Community is still trying to cope with
the shooting death of one of their youngest
parishioners.
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Omahan dies on his honeymoon
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A Parent's Worst Nightmare
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In this issue, we are sharing the story of BJ Hom as
told by his father Brian. BJ lost his life to an
anaphylactic reaction last summer.
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South Grand Prairie grad hurt in Cancun accident dies of injuries
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Friends
of Lisa Tam Chung gathered at Methodist Dallas Medical
Center on Tuesday and prayed that the teen would recover
from injuries she suffered during a boating accident
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Beaumont teacher killed in school trip when van rolls off cliff in Mexico
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HOUSTON
– A Beaumont teacher was one of two killed in an
accident during a school trip to Mexico,
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Man, 29, murdered in Mexico
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The
shades were drawn low and tensions ran high yesterday at
the Burnaby home of Masha Heikali, who was shot in an
attack at the Mexican resort of Cabo San Lucas that
claimed the life of her boyfriend, Bouabal Bounthavorn.
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the story
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U.S. surfer dies in shark attack in Mexico
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ACAPULCO, Mexico - A U.S. surfer was killed in a shark
attack off Mexico's southern Pacific coast, officials
said Tuesday.
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the story
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Foristell man dies at resort in Mexico
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WARREN
COUNTY — A Foristell man died after falling from a
second-floor hotel balcony in Cancun, Mexico, his wife
said Thursday. Foristell
man is killed in fall at Cancun resort |
Slain CU junior resisted 2 robbers
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A
University of Colorado student on spring break in the
resort city of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was shot and
killed this week when he tried to resist two robbers,
the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City said Friday.
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the story
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U.S. Sailor Dies in Mexico; Boat Aground
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A 78-year-old California man
was found dead in southern Mexico after his yacht ran
aground near shore, the U.S. Embassy said Sunday.
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Son died mysteriously at Mexico resort
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THE
father of a 19-year-old Selkirk man who died in
mysterious circumstances in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico last
week said he's not optimistic that information will
emerge about the nature of his son's fatality at the
popular vacation destination.
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Search continues for missing Cozumel scuba diving tourist
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Rescue
officials told CDNN that Yumiko Imai, a
40-year-old Japanese tourist, went missing on Sunday
while scuba diving off the south coast of the popular
tourist destination in Mexico's Riviera Maya.
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the story
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Yumiko Imai |
Okotoks man dies in Cancun
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CALGARY
- The grieving family of an Okotoks man is disputing
claims by Mexican authorities that he committed suicide
by leaping to his death off a fourth-storey hotel
balcony in Cancun.
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the story
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Football player's father dies scuba diving in Mexico
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Arizona
football players gathered after practice Monday to say a
prayer for redshirt freshman receiver Devin Veal after
learning of the death of his father. Donald Veal Sr., believed to be 48, died in a scuba diving accident in Mexico last weekend.
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the story |
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Donald Veal, Sr. |
Hunter Berry – loved and remembered
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There is
nothing in the world to compare to the grief experienced
by a family at the loss of a child. When 9 year-old
Hunter Berry of Flower Mound died in a tragic accident
while on vacation in Mexico, the world got a little
colder and a little lonelier.
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the story |
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Hunter Berry |
U.S. tourist falls into mine in Mexico, dies
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When you die in Mexico, there are always two stories.
There is the Mexican version and then there is the
truth. Please read how the Mexican newspapers reported
Taylor's death and then read his obituary. You can
clearly see what was reported by the newspapers is not
the truth.
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Firefighter Killed In Mexico
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A local
firefighter, admired among his peers for his kindness
and dedication, was killed in car accident Tuesday in
Cancun, Mexico, along with his wife, father and
stepmother.
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Family grieving after tragedy in Mexican resort
Jeff Toews |
The
family of an Alberta man, left clinically brain dead
after suffering what they say was a brutal beating in
Mexico, will donate his organs in Canada.
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the story
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Dana Rishpy Still Missing in Mexico
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Last
week, YFP received an anonymous post in response to an
article titled, "New Evidence in the Dana Rishpy Case".
Anonymous indicated that YFP misrepresented the facts.
YFP would like to state the following.
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Ottawa man drowns while on Cancun vacation
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Michael
Kim had to wait until he was 23 before enjoying the
chance to go on a spring break vacation. But when the
opportunity finally came this year, things went horribly
wrong for the Ottawa man described as "one of the nicest
guys you'd ever meet."
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the story
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Michael Kim |
Italian tourist’s death in Mexico surrounded in mystery
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To die
in a cell, like an animal. Without water for three days
and three nights. Without medical assistance, far from
one’s family, jailed without having committed any
offence.
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the story
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Another Canadian Is Killed In Mexico After Apparent Hit & Run
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Another
apparent hit-and-run in Mexico has cost a Canadian
vacationer his life and left another family shattered
and searching for answers.
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the story |
Ontario teen's death in Mexico no accident, family says
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Relatives of a 19-year-old Ontario man who died in
Mexico over the weekend believe he was beaten to death,
even though police say he was hit by a car.
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the story
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Mass. Man, 22, Dies Mysteriously At Cancun Resort
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(CBS4)
BOSTON A Massachusetts family is grieving the death of
their son and trying to solve the mystery of how he died
suddenly on a recent vacation to Mexico.
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the story
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Guest at Royal Solaris Resort in Cancun Falls to Death in Elevator Accident
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A Wilson
High School student fell to his death in an elevator
shaft in a resort hotel in Cancun, Mexico, his family
said Friday.
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the story
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Frustration mounts over Mexico investigation
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Anthony Adam Ramos
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Anthony
was vacationing in Cancun, Mexico with his parents. On
August 27th, 2OO5 after a long morning of riding A-TV's,
Anthony was swimming in the resort pool. Suddenly his
parents heard that a boy was drowning due to the pool
drain
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Anthony Ramos |
Memory of Lovell Keith Adams, Jr.
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This
memorial website was created in the memory of our
beloved son, Lovell Keith Adams Jr, better know as "JR"
who was born in Gilroy CA on July 17, 1987 and was
killed on March 18, 2005 at the age of 17 while
vacationing in a resort area between Cancun Mexico and
Playa Del Carmen
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the story |
Miami child dies in Mexican parasailing accident
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CANCUN,
Mexico – A 9-year-old Miami girl (Jazmin
Torres) died when
a cord broke on her parasail and she collided with a
hotel at this Caribbean resort, Quintana Roo police said
Thursday.
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the story
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Jazmin
Torres |
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Who killed Kristen?
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Guadalajara is Mexico's Silicon Valley. Where there's
big money to be made -- thanks to high-tech giants that
have put down roots here and the pricey technical
colleges that feed them. Like the one Kristen Deyell of Calgary signed up at last year. For Kristen -- much more than a three-month student exchange -- it was a chance to immerse herself in a language and a culture she loved.
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Cancun Spring Break Ends in Tragedy
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Our daughter went on a
Cancun vacation with three close friends during spring
break in 2004. On March 16, 2004 my daughter, Amanda
died when a Cancun Mass Transit bus struck her while she
was walking across the main highway to her hotel.
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the story |
Brent's Story
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On April
26th, 2003 Brent Midlock, his Mom, sisters went to the
salt water swimming pool at the resort that they were
transferred to after being told that where they were
scheduled to stay was overbooked.
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the story
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Brent Midlock |
MSNBC Cancels Mexico Balcony Death Segment During Spring Break Season
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Tim
worked for travel giant Apple Vacations; but no one in
the company was warned about multiple past Mexico
balcony deaths, ongoing balcony litigation, and that
Apple and other travel companies were continuing to
advertise and promote unsafe Mexico hotels throughout
North America that remain a death hazard for any
vacationer and his family.
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Tom Flocco |
