San Diego, Ensenada communities honor three surfers killed in Mexico
Family and friends came together Sunday for a candlelight vigil in Point Loma. In the wake of the murders, people also came together south of the border in Ensenada to voice their anger and sadness at the deaths.
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Surfers paddled out and protested in Ensenada, Mexico, on Sunday in honor of the three international surfers who were found dead on a surfing trip.
Some surfers held signs, "I don't want to die," just miles from where three bodies, identified as the missing Australian and American surfers, were found in a well.
"Something we have in common, we are surfers and sometimes we want to surf by ourselves but we never do it unless we have company. But with them it is just an example of the unsecure area. We need more safety," a protestor said in Ensenada, Mexico, on Sunday.
About 100 miles north from Ensenada, Mexico, more than 100 family members and friends gathered at the soccer field at Point Loma Nazarene University Sunday night for a candlelight vigil, and to share stories of Jake and Callum Robinson from Australia and Jack Carter Rhoad of San Diego.
At Sunday evening's vigil, all three men were remembered for their selflessness and their exceptional character.
A man holds flowers during a tribute to 3 missing surfers in Ensenada, Mexico, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip. (AP Photo/Karen Castaneda) 
Surfers throw flowers during a tribute to 3 missing surfers in Ensenada, Mexico, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip. (AP Photo/Karen Castaneda) 
A demonstrator holding a bodyboard written in Spanish " No more violence" protests the disappearance of foreign surfers in Ensenada, Mexico, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip. (AP Photo/Karen Castaneda) 
Locals march to protest the disappearance of foreign surfers in Ensenada, Mexico, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip. (AP Photo/Karen Castaneda) 
Locals march to protest the disappearance of foreign surfers in Ensenada, Mexico, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip. (AP Photo/Karen Castaneda) 
A demonstrator holds photos of the foreign surfers who disappeared during a protest in Ensenada, Mexico, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip. (AP Photo/Karen Castaneda) 
A demonstrator holding a bodyboard written in Spanish " I don't want to die" protests the disappearance of foreign surfers in Ensenada, Mexico, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip. (AP Photo/Karen Castaneda) 
The photos of the foreign surfers who disappeared are placed on the beach in Ensenada, Mexico, Sunday, May 5, 2024. Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near where two Australians and an American went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip. (AP Photo/Karen Castaneda)
Jack Carter Rhoad's LinkedIn page shows he played professional soccer in Guatemala after graduating from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2014, and also started an apparel company, Loma Apparel.
A student at PLNU told FOX 5/KUSI that Rhoad was recently promoted to the assistant soccer coach position at the university. Some of his friends said he lived in Ocean Beach, and was engaged, getting ready to get married in August.
According to Callum Robinson's LinkedIn page, he graduated from Stevenson University in Maryland, and worked in marketing and development.
Australian media outlets report Callum's brother, Jake Robinson, was a doctor, working in their hometown of Perth, Australia.
A GoFundMe has been set up for a Memorial Fund for Carter Rhoad, and for Support for the Robinson Family for Callum and Jake Robinson.
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