Beach trip ends in multiple disappearances in Sinaloa

Reported by the Sinaloa government

What began as a vacation among friends has turned into a harrowing nightmare.

Three young men from the municipality of San Juan del Río, Querétaro, have been reported missing after traveling to Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and never returning.

Their families are now pleading with authorities and the public for help locating them.

The missing individuals are José Isaías García Rosey, 23, and brothers Santiago and Enrique Sánchez Rodríguez, aged 18 and 28, respectively.

Beach Trip Ends in Disappearance

?? Family members of the three missing young men from San Juan will be transferred to Sinaloa.

? The Secretary of Government of Querétaro stated that search operations were scheduled for Wednesday in southern Sinaloa.

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The three were last seen on Monday, April 7, as they left for Querétaro in a pickup truck after spending the weekend at the beach.

According to family members, the young men maintained constant communication during their stay in Mazatlán and even shared photos on social media indicating everything was going well.

However, things took a turn that Monday evening. Around 7:00 p.m., they notified family members that they were heading home. That was the last known contact with them.

Shortly after taking a detour toward the area known as La Concordia, they stopped answering calls, and the real-time location being shared by one of them with his girlfriend disappeared.

“My sister, Isaías’s mother, had her last contact with him around 8:00 p.m. on Monday, when he told her they were on their way back,” said Juan Carlos Rosey Vargas, the uncle of one of the missing men, in a statement to local media.

Investigation and Search Efforts

The family filed a formal report with the Querétaro State Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday, April 8, after confirming that none of the young men had returned home.

They also requested support from Sinaloa authorities to expand the search operation.

As of now, no confirmed leads have emerged regarding their whereabouts. Friends and family have launched a social media campaign to raise awareness and request any information that may lead to their location.

Who Are the Missing Young Men?

Beach Trip Ends in Multiple Disappearances in Sinaloa – Photo: Government of Sinaloa

José Isaías García Rosey, 23: Dark complexion, stocky build, wavy hair, black eyes, and a mole on his right cheek. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt.

Santiago Sánchez Rodríguez, 18: Fair complexion, medium build, straight hair, brown eyes, and a tattoo of Saint Jude on his right arm. He was wearing a black sweatshirt.

Enrique Sánchez Rodríguez, 28: Fair complexion, stocky build, shaved head, brown eyes, and a tattoo of the letter “J” on his right leg. He was last seen wearing a blue T-shirt.

The families of the missing men are asking anyone with information to contact the appropriate authorities.

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