Jake and Callum Robinson plus Jack Carter Rhode memorialized.
One of the more heart-wrenching stories, from last year, was the grisly murder of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American pal Jack Carter Rhode. The three had traveled to northern Baja, just a stone’s throw over the border from San Diego, on a classic surf jaunt.
Days after disappearing, their bodies were found dumped in a well.
Three Mexican nationals were arrested for the crime, allegedly attempting to steal the tires off the surfers’ pickup first.
Well, the local surfing community just unveiled a very handsome monument on the bluff overlooking the wave where the three were camping.
Antonio Otañez, president of the Baja California Surfing Association, shared with Fox News, “(The slayings made us very sad. In all the world we have a brotherhood with surfers, so we want to honor our brother surfers from Australia and the U.S.A. that’s the least we can do.”
The memorial features three statues carved from oak, around six feet tall, standing on a bluff, gazing inland.
“For the design we put the two brothers together,” Otañez continued, “the Australians, and the American just off to the side, they’re made out of wood because of the weather and everything, that way they will be here forever — I’ve been coming here for 30 years, I’ve brought my wife, my daughter and friends and we have always been safe here.”
The dedication ceremony was attended by surfers from both sides of the border along with representatives from Australia’s Mexico Embassy and was followed by a paddle-out.
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Poverty, Mex has some wealthy people but there is a large portion of the population, over 20%, that live below what would be considered the poverty line. It’s a level of poverty you don’t see in Australia.
Australia and Mexico couldn’t be more dissimilar. Huge parts of Mexico would qualify as impoverished “third world”. Can’t say Australia fits that description.
Mexico isn’t Bali
travelled through both extensively, indo is accidents , Mexico is incidents , bad people , be careful
All three were probably a little intimidating to a 3 foot Mexican with a gun
haha there’s an idea……what happened when Americans were the only smugglers….I mean maybe we could lobby donny TACO…….to go back to the good old days?
Not a very good comparison of country’s.
That’s not a “monument”, that’s a warning.
then you could say,” how desperate and poor were the mexicans to kill someone for a set of tyres?”……..sad to say but Mexico is the wild west…with all the cartels etc…..it’s all the USA’s fault as they consume too many drugs and created the mexican cartels!
Methed out Pisa’s in Baja is the US’s fault? The Cartel can afford tires.
ie, you’re being a bit of a cunt, mate.
Telling truth make you a cunt?
Don’t worry about Sellme’s feelings, Mike, his Avatar is a blue heeler’s ringpiece, I reckon he can take criticism. ..and I only called him a “bit of a cunt”, which is pretty mild, really.
I hear you about the truth etc. I suppose I just remember the dumber things I did at their age and was lucky enough to get away with. Poor cunts. Plus their family could be reading this, and they don’t need their noses rubbed in it.
Sad story but still can’t get over the dumb way they died.
Seemingly clueless rich gringos making themselves easy targets
Having a vehicle with tires makes them “clueless rich gringos”?
Easter Island vibes. Hope these statues last as long.
speaking of Fox News, Chas. You obviously missed Griff was on this AM. Or are you working on the story now? We’re waiting, thanks much.
If I was a statue I would prefer to be facing the ocean.
“They’re made out of wood, because of the weather, so they will be here forever.”
I think this may be this guys first time working with wood
They look like repurposed newel posts from an old set of stairs.
They soak everything in used motor oil(Mexican creosote) so they should last a good lifetime.
Hopefully set so that from the water they’re a good line up spot. Like the memorial to Kyle Burden at Boneyards that helps you not get too out of position.
Sad story, used to be pretty safe in that area. Those statues will disappear in less than a month. Not much policia enforcement at Punta San Jose. Waves are pretty mediocre as well.
Probably right, very sad story, I would advise all gringos to avoid Baja, I had guns pulled on me twice in Mexico.
My condolences to their families.
Especially Campo Lopez?
Baja used to be relatively safe. Years ago your biggest worry was the cops trying to supplement their income.
Meth, Fentanyl and the pinche cartels have changed all that.
I miss it.
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Well, drugs and the cartels probably help keep the crowds down now.
And the crooked federalie’s.
Kelpy