Mexican authorities search for missing San Diego resident, two Australian brothers

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A U.S. citizen San Diego resident and two Australian brothers went missing last weekend during a surfing trip south of Ensenada, Mexican officials said.

Authorities became aware of the three missing persons through social media posts, the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Baja California said in a press release Thursday.

During a press conference Thursday, State Attorney General María Elena Andrade said they have made progress in the investigation.

The office said although the official report was made 48 hours after the group’s disappearance, it acted immediately upon seeing the social media posts.

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Three Mexican nationals are under investigation, the office said.

Mexican authorities confirmed one of the people detained was a 23-year-old woman who allegedly was in possession of drugs and a cellphone that had a wallpaper photo of one of the missing men.

Tents and some evidence found in the area of where the missing people were last seen can be connected to the three people under investigation, Andrade said.

A white pickup was also located, although Mexican officials didn’t confirm where they found it.

The prosecutor’s office, FBI, U.S. and Australian consulate officials are all working in coordination with the case, per Mexican officials.

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