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 dies in motorcycle crash in Mexico

Laura Penton

3/22/13
Reports are coming from media in Mexico of the death of a young city woman Friday while on vacation.  Mexican newspaper Diario de Quintana Roo reported Laura Dawn Penton, 26, struck her head in a motorcycle wreck on the island of Cozumel, She died at the scene.

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  • Calgary woman remembered as ‘shining light’ after fatal accident in Mexico   More

Student dies in balcony fall during spring break in Mexico

Samuel Levine

3/20/13
A University of Southern California student died after he fell from a hotel balcony in Cabo San Lucas Tuesday.  Samuel Levine, 22, was on spring break with a group of students from USC and his fraternity, Sigma Chi, when the accident happened.   Read the story

 

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Villanova student killed in spring break accident in Mexico

William Zimmermann

3/7/13

 Villanova University officials had few new details Sunday about the spring break accident that killed a 19-year-old student and injured four others in Mexico last Thursday.  Read the story

Giant wave kills American tourist in Mexico's Cabo San Lucas, injures another

Sandra Dilland

3/5/13

 A 65-year old woman was killed when a giant wave struck two American tourists strolling on the beach near the famous stone arch in the Mexican resort town of Cabo San Lucas.
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  • Giant Wave Kills Tourist: 65-Year-Old Woman Dies in Mexico, Man in Serious Condition   More

Mexican babysitter's 'drug-crazed' boyfriend 'drowns two-year-old U.S. boy in vacation home pool after his parents went out'

Axel Charrette

2/28/13

 A two-year-old boy from Colorado was killed in Mexico last week while on an extended winter vacation with his family, and now the child's baby sitter and her boyfriend are facing murder charges.  Read the story

 

  • Colorado toddler killed during family vacation in Mexico   More

Body of missing Robbinsdale man found in Mexico

Mark Stoneberg

2/26/13

 The body of a Robbinsdale man who went missing while on vacation in Mexico has been found.  The family of Mark Stoneberg released a statement Sunday evening saying, "it is with a heavy heart that we inform you that the body of Mark Stoneberg was located this morning off the coast of Mexico."   Read the story

 

  • Missing Minnesota man's body found in Mexico
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Brutal attack in Mexico ends life of expat from Seattle

Ronald Bentley Main

2/24/13

 A Seattle-area man who was involved in Seattle’s gay community in the 1990s and later settled in an area of Mexico popular with American expats, was fatally attacked recently in his home there
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  • Man raised in Cowiche dies in brutal Mexico attack
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North Attleboro Man Dies After Fall From Cancun Hotel Balcony

Mark Iaconis

1/14/13

 For the second time this month, a Massachusetts resident has died while vacationing in Cancun.
 Read the story

Mansfield Women Die While On Vacation In Cancun

Donna Batta and Gail Binmore

1/8/13

 Two Mansfield women are dead after drowning during a trip to Cancun, Mexico. WBZ-TV's Jim Armstrong reports
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Edmonton-area man dead after incident at nightclub in Mexico

Chris Rogers

1/6/13

 Sources tell CTV News an Edmonton-area man died last weekend at a resort in Cancun, following an incident inside a nightclub.
Mexican news outlets have reported the young man passed away at about 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 5 at the Great Pernassus resort in Cancun.
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  • Alberta man dies in Mexico   More
  • Alberta student who died in Mexico had promising future   More

Florida woman dies while in Mexico celebrating 25th birthday

Lauren DuFresne

12/4/12

 A Florida woman celebrating her 25th birthday in Cancun, Mexico was killed last week when a ceiling beam fell on her at a five-star resort where she was staying with her boyfriend.
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  • 25-year-old Jacksonville woman dies in Cancun accident   More

Orlando couple killed in sand-buggy accident while on cruise to Mexico

Jim Melillo and Susan Borges

11/17/12

 Jim Melillo and his longtime girlfriend, Susan Borges, planned to spend part of their weekend vacation with friends exploring Cozumel, Mexico, in a sand buggy when tragedy struck. Read the story

 

  • Orlando couple on Mexico cruise dies in sand buggy accident   More
  • Orange County couple killed on cruise to Mexico   More
  • Local couple killed in dune buggy crash in Mexico   More

American Expat Murdered in Merida


 Sam Woodruff

11/10/12

 For the second time in six months, a member of the city’s American expatriate community has been murdered.  Read the story

American Citizen Brutally Murdered While in Custody of the Mexican Police


Anton Alferov

10/29/12

 35 year old American citizen originally from Russia, has died on October 29th in the custody of Mexican police under suspicious circumstances. Although the cause of death is still unknown, Mr. Alferov received blunt-force trauma while in police custody in Acapulco, Mexico.  Read the story

Canadian who died in Puerto Vallarta was stabbed 23 times: Mexican police


 Ron Mackintosh

10/21/12
Police in Mexico say they are investigating the death of a Nanaimo, B.C., man as a homicide.
The body of Ron Mackintosh, who had been reported missing in Mexico in October, was found Tuesday in the town of Barra de Navidad, located about 600 kilometres west of Mexico City on the country's Pacific coast.

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  • BC man murdered in Mexico  More
  • B.C. man killed in Mexico feared becoming victim of violent crime   More
  • The longtime friend of a B.C. man found dead in Mexico Tuesday says the victim feared for his safety after the death of another Canadian earlier this year   More

Canadian who died in Puerto Vallarta was stabbed 23 times: Mexican police


 Duane Lang

7/30/12

 Authorities are releasing more details about the horrific death of yet another Canadian while on vacation in Mexico.  The latest victim — identified as Duane Joseph Lang, 46, of Regina — was stabbed 23 times in an apartment in Puerto Vallarta, local authorities said Tuesday.
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  • Mexican police say Regina man who died in Puerto Vallarta was victim of homicide
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  • Stabbing of Regina businessman in Mexico confirmed by officials   More

Official corruption surrounds the death of American Val Robichaux in Mexico


 Val Ian Robichaux

4/11/12

 While training for the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic in Colorado, American Val Robichaux lost his life in an accident on the old coastal highway in Cozumel, Mexico. Read the story

 

  • Official Corruption Surrounds the Death of American Val Robichaux in Cozumel, Mexico
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Arkansas Businessman's Death Reported in Mexico


 Carl Wendell Flemister Jr

3/19/12

 A Mexican website is reporting the death of an Arkansas man who was in Cancun on vacation.
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  • Conway Businessman, Carl Wendell Flemister Jr., Dies in Mexico  More

UT student killed in accident in Mexico, another injured


 Kevin Davis

3/19/12

 A UT student died in a moped wreck while vacationing in Mexico on spring break.
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  • UT student killed in moped accident on Spring Break trip to Mexico More

Lancaster County man drowns in Cancun


 Robert Huang

3/18/12

 A local employee of an orthopedic practice drowned in the ocean waters off Mexico, apparently after getting caught in a rip current.
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  • Lancaster County man drowns off the coast of Mexico  More

Family blames Mexican diving company in woman's death


 Ronda Cross
 3/3/12

 A Calgary family is still reeling after their loved one died in Mexico over the weekend.
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  • Dive master with Calgary woman who died in Mexico says he also felt unwell  More
  • Husband seeks answers in wife's Mexico scuba death  More

Oklahoma native killed working in Mexico


 Jacob Semler
 2/28/12

 An Oklahoma man who was selling time shares in Mexico is robbed and killed right outside a vacation resort last month. Now his family has two heartbreaking dilemmas; finding out who killed 31-year-old Jacob Semler near Puerto Vallarta and getting his cremated remains home.
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Naples father searching for missing son in Mexico


 Donn Pinkney Jr

2/20/12

 A Collier County man trying to find his missing son says he's being wrapped up in red tape. He says his son went sailing across international waters off the coast of California toward Mexico.
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  • Father wants political backing in search for missing son  More

Calgary woman beaten at Mexican resort still in coma


 Shelia Nabb
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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.  Read the story
 
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  • Sheila Nabb emerges from coma after vicious beating at Mexico resort   More

Hillsboro man killed in Mexico resort accident


 Davide Allan Brethauer (Soprano)

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.  Read the story

Girlfriend of Former Marine Mystified By His Death in Mexico


 Sgt. Joseph Bitet

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.  Read the story

 

  • Smithtown Family Mourns After Marine Dies in Mexico   More
  • Mother seeks info on soldier son found dead in Cancun   More

B.C. man shot dead in Mexico robbery


 Robin Wood

1/2/12

 A B.C. man from Salt Spring Island has been shot and killed in Mexico during an apparent home invasion.  Read the story

 

  • B.C. retiree shot and killed in robbery near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico  More
  • Shot in Mexico at 'point-blank range'  More
  • Canadian officials probe 'senseless' Mexico murder of Saltspring Island man.  More
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Islander dies after attack in Mexico


 Patrick Warga

12/26/11

 A Bainbridge Island man has passed away after an attack in Mexico over the holiday weekend. 
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Rolling Meadows teen's killing in Mexico sends dread through Mexican community


 Alexis Marron

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."   Read the story

 

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Texas family killed in Mexico


 Maria, Karla and Cristina Hartsell

12/23/11
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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  • Grandmother Mourning Family Killed by Gunmen in Mexico  More
  • Boy who survived recalls fatal Mexico bus attack  More

Slain UBC student was 'full of life and enthusiasm'


 Ximena Osegueda Magaña

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.  Read the story

 

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  • Friends mourn 'full of life,' popular UBC grad student murdered in Mexico  More

Calgary couple who drowned in Mexico not strong swimmers


 Jim Reimer and Jan Pridham-Drake

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.  Read the story

 

  • Drowned Calgarians 'not drunk' in Mexico, friend says  More

Man dead in Mexico fondly remembered


 Dale Clark

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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  • Mexico wedding proceeds despite drowning  More

Ceres man confirmed dead in Mexico boating accident


 Leslie Yee

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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Ottawa dentist mourns wife killed in Mexico

Judy Baylis, right, seen here with her daughter, Lindsay, was found dead Monday night in Mexico.
 Judy Baylis

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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  • No arrest in murder of Ottawa woman in Mexico  More

Cruise Ship Musician Found Dead in Cozumel


 Monika Markiewicz

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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Calgary couple drown in Mexico after rogue wave sweeps them away


 Linda and Dale McDougall

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.  Read the story

 

  • Calgary couple killed by rogue wave in Mexico  More

Woman dies from flu complications


Lynda Young

2/2/11

 A Woodstock-area woman who became critically ill with influenza while in Mexico over the holidays has died.  Read the story

 

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Canadian survives shark attack in Mexico


 Nicole Ross

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


 Malcolm Johnson

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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  • Mexican hotel blast kills 5 Canadians, injures 6
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Alberta family mourns Mexico blast victim


 Darlene Ferguson

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


 Christopher and John Charmont

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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Funeral plans made for Guelph man killed in Mexico


 Elgin Barron

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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  • Elgin Barron laid to rest in Hawkesbury
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Ottawa-area man missing in Mexico


 Daniel Dion

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.  Read the story

 

  • Mexican police no help in hunt for missing Canadian: Family  More
  • Canadian found in trunk of torched car in Mexico More

McAllen man presumed dead after pirate shooting on Falcon Lake


 David Michael Hartley

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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  • Mexican pirates shoot US jet skier near border on Falcon Lake, Texas  More
  • 'I couldn't pull him up': Wife's agony as she abandons her husband after he is shot by Mexican pirates while jet-skiing  More
  • Man Killed by Mexican Pirates on Texas Lake  
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Ontario woman dies in fall from Mexican balcony


 Giannina Di Roberto

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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Mother told the army murdered her son


 Joseph Proctor

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.  Read the story

 

  • Mexican Government Admits Killing U.S. Man Joseph Proctor  More

Reno man, 44, dies after pulling son from rip tide in Mexico


 Gary Sorge

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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  • Reno businessman dies trying to save child in ocean off Mexico  More

Keighley man dies in fall from hotel balcony


 Adam Pemberton
 6/16/10

 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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  • British tourist dies in Mexico balcony fall
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Canadian gunned down in Northeastern Mexico


 Kenneth Klowak

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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  • Canadian killed in Mexico drawn to country by love of biking  More

Zack Chambers dies in swimming accident in Mexico


 Zach Chambers
 5/18/10

 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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  • Tragedy in Mexico: Zack died doing what he loved  More

Former "Survivor" Producer's Wife, Monica Beresford-Redman, Missing in Mexico


 Monica Beresford-Redman
 4/8/2010

 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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  • Wife of TV producer found dead in Cancun  More

Family: Rutgers Grad Severely Beaten In Cancun


 Joseph "Zeke" Rucker
 3/16/10

 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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Rare blood appeal after student falls from hotel balcony


Phillip Pain

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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  • Southampton student Phil Pain is improving after balcony fall in Mexico  More
  • Philip Pain awakes from coma in Mexico  More
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  • Family of balcony fall may have to sell home
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Senior HU Student Dies, Leaves Hundreds Mourning


 Davon Green-Franklin

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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California school administrator among victims of Mexican violence


 Augustin Roberto Salcedo
12/30/09

 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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Canadian blogger killed in Mexico


Renee Wathelet
 9/17/09
  • Ex-Montrealer murdered in Mexico 'touched everyone'   More
  • Montreal expat murdered in Mexico may have blogged about killer: report  More
  • Man in custody after Canadian killed in Mexico 
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Community mourns loss of Bowie student killed in SCUBA accident


 Tyler Lass
 8/16/09

 Tyler Laas, an avid baseball player and soon-to-be sophomore at Bowie High School, died Aug. 16 while on vacation in Mexico.
 

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Congresswoman's son-in-law dies snorkeling


 Michael McLaughlin
 8/9/09

 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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Agonizing search for missing mum


 Julia Howard
6/16/09

 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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  • Gran vanishes on Mexico hol  More
  • Family accused as gran vanishes  More
  • Hols gran found dead in a swamp  More
  • Exclusive: Family's fury as Mexico cops claim tragic Scots gran should not have been left alone   More
  • Emergency rescuers in search for Scots gran nearly died in jungle   More

Cancun Tragedy


 John Pusch
4/13/09

 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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Find Ron Scheepstra - Missing Fly Fisher


 Ron Scheepstra
Missing since 4/11/09

 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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Tragedy on vacation


 Richard Kasunic Sr.
4/23/09

 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.  Read the story

Austin Priest Found Murdered in Mexico


 Father Jesse Euresti
4/1/09

 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.  Read the story

 

  • Search for priest continues in Mexico   More

Des Plaines man dies in swimming accident in Mexico


Arnie Piechocki
3/29/09

A key executive in the Wirtz Corporation has died in a freak swimming accident off the coast of Mexico.  Read the story

 

OC Missing Man Found Killed in Mexico


 Shane Pennington
3/24/09

 A 19-year-old man who had been working in Orange County has been found dead in Tijuana.  Read the story

 

  • Mother of Hendersonville man murdered in Mexico looking for answers  More
  • Teen Found Murdered on Tijuana Beach 
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St. Thomas student found dead in Mexico


Josh Gunderson
3/24/09
A Stillwater man was found dead while vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, according to the U.S. Consulate Agency.

 

  • St. Thomas freshman dies on trip to Mexico
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  • St. Thomas Student Found Dead in Puerto Vallarta  More
  • Questions Remain in Puerto Vallarta Student Death  More
  • MN Family Of Dead Spring Breaker Wants Answers  More

Prominent Nixa Doctor Dies on Vacation


Dr. William Campbell
3/20/09
The Ozarks medical community is mourning the loss of one of its own this weekend.

 

  • Well-known doctor from Nixa was in ocean just before he died  More
  • Physician dies while on Mexico vacation
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Retired professor murdered in Mexico


Joe William Johnson
3/7/09

 A former professor at the College of Lake County was found beaten to death at his home in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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  • Retired Local College Teacher Murdered In Mexico  More

Man Hunt Begins for Killer of Bay Area Tourist


Timothy Connor
2/11/09
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.

 

  • San Carlos man murdered in Mexico More

Basin girl dies in a pool in Mexico


 Linnea Rose Oldham
1/15/09
  • Family warns of pool dangers after girl dies
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Gatineau woman, 27, killed in dune buggy accident in Mexico


 Christina Polifroni
1/12/09
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


 David Ray Getzfreid
12/14/08

 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.  Read the story

 

  • WY woman seeks answers in husband's Mexico death  More

Hood River woman dies in kiteboarding accident


 Christina Bockius
12/11/08

 A Hood River woman has died from injuries she sustained in a kiteboarding accident on vacation near La Ventana, Mexico.
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Calgary couple drowns during Mexican vacation


 Tanya Hastings and
Kevin Suppes
11/24/08
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.

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Educator dies six months after Mexico van wreck killed two others


 Missy Jones
11/10/08

 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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  • LC-M’s Jones succumbs to injuries  More

2 Carrollton women killed in parasailing accident


 Lisa Smith
 10/12/08

 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.   Read the story
 
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Margaret Beaman
 10/12/08

Daughter of executive here found murdered in Mexico


 Marcella "Sally" Eiler
9/15/08
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

 

  • U.S. Citizen Raped & Murdered In Oaxaca 
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Giant wave drowns American tourist in Mexico


 Richard Harry Barr
9/4/08

 CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico—Police say an American tourist drowned after a giant wave swept him and two others away in southern Baja California.   Read the story

 

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Abuse charged: Oregon man dies in Mexican jail


 Sam Botner
8/27/08

 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.  Read the story

 

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  • Mexican prosecutor says police killed Oregon man   More
  • Five Mexican police officers charged in death of Oregon tourist  More
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Broadway producer killed by speedboat


 Betrand Castelli
8/1/08

 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. 

 

  • Bertrand Castelli, producer of Broadway hit 'Hair,' dies by boat   More

 

Local Boy Shot and Killed In Mexico


 Rico Banuelas
7/28/08

 The Saint Pius Community is still trying to cope with the shooting death of one of their youngest parishioners. 

 

Omahan dies on his honeymoon


 Sean Palmer
7/19/08
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A Parent's Worst Nightmare


 Brian Hom II
7/1/08

 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


 Lisa Tam Chung
6/11/08

 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 near Cancun last weekend. 
 
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  • Vigils to take place for Grand Prairie grad who died after Cancun boat trip   More
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Beaumont teacher killed in school trip when van rolls off cliff in Mexico


Denise H. Wenzel and
Dr. Dorothy Gray
5/22/08

 HOUSTON – A Beaumont teacher was one of two killed in an accident during a school trip to Mexico,

 

  • BISD Teacher, Region V Educator Die on Trip to Mexico  More

 

Man, 29, murdered in Mexico


 Bouabal Bounthavorn
5/20/08

 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.   Read the story

 

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U.S. surfer dies in shark attack in Mexico


 Adrian Ruiz
4/28/08

 ACAPULCO, Mexico - A U.S. surfer was killed in a shark attack off Mexico's southern Pacific coast, officials said Tuesday.   Read the story

 

 

Foristell man dies at resort in Mexico


 Ronald E. Skeen, Sr. 4/26/08

 WARREN COUNTY — A Foristell man died after falling from a second-floor hotel balcony in Cancun, Mexico, his wife said Thursday.
 

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Slain CU junior resisted 2 robbers


David Parrish
 3/26/08

 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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U.S. Sailor Dies in Mexico; Boat Aground


John Long
 2/2/08

 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


Josh Iwasiuk
1/27/08

 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

 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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Yumiko Imai
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Okotoks man dies in Cancun


Chris Morin
11/21/07

 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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  • Vacationing Alberta man dies at Cancun resort  More

Football player's father dies scuba diving in Mexico

 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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Donald Veal, Sr.
11/10/07

  

Hunter Berry – loved and remembered

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.   Read the story

Hunter Berry
 7/16/07

  

U.S. tourist falls into mine in Mexico, dies


Taylor Crane
 7/13/07

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. 
This type of inaccurate reporting is common practice by the Mexican Government in an effort to protect their tourist industry. ~MVA

MEXICO CITY - A 16-year-old U.S. tourist fell 1,000 feet to his death at an abandoned mine in central Mexico, and rescue workers were trying to recover his body on Saturday.  Read the story
 

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Firefighter Killed In Mexico


The Hoover Family
5/14/07

 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.

 

Family grieving after tragedy in Mexican resort

Jeff Toews
 5/12/07

 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.  Read the story

 

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Dana Rishpy Still Missing in Mexico


 Dana Rishpy
3/31/07

 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.  Read the story

Ottawa man drowns while on Cancun vacation

 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."  Read the story

 

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Michael Kim
3/21/07

  

Italian tourist’s death in Mexico surrounded in mystery


 Simone Renda
3/3/07

 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.  Read the story

 

 

Another Canadian Is Killed In Mexico After Apparent Hit & Run


 Glifford Glasier
1/17/07

 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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Ontario teen's death in Mexico no accident, family says


Adam DePrisco
1/8/07

 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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  • MacKay urges thorough probe of Mexico death  More
  • Autopsy set for man killed in Mexico  More

Mass. Man, 22, Dies Mysteriously At Cancun Resort


Nolan Webster
 1/7/07

 (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.  Read the story
 

Guest at Royal Solaris Resort in Cancun Falls to Death in Elevator Accident


Andrew R. Smith
 6/21/06

 A Wilson High School student fell to his death in an elevator shaft in a resort hotel in Cancun, Mexico, his family said Friday.  Read the story

 

Frustration mounts over Mexico investigation


 Domenico and Annunziata Ianiero
 2/20/06
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  • Lawyer For Ianiero Family Blasts Back At Mexican Authorities Over Couple's Murder  More
  • Canadian hurt, Mexican police accused of cover-up  More

Anthony Adam Ramos

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
8/27/05

  

Memory of Lovell Keith Adams, Jr.


Lovell Keith Adams, Jr.
3/18/05

 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   Read the story

Miami child dies in Mexican parasailing accident

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. Read the story

 

Jazmin Torres
6/12/04

 

Who killed Kristen?


Kristen Deyell
 4/4/04

 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. Read the story

Cancun Spring Break Ends in Tragedy


Amanda Eskridge
 3/16/04

 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.    Read the story

Brent's Story

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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Brent Midlock
 4/26/03

  

MSNBC Cancels Mexico Balcony Death Segment During Spring Break Season

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.  Read the story

Tom Flocco
 5/18/00