Two Australian men found dead in a burnt-out van in Mexico are remembered by fellow surfers who paddle out into the ocean and form a circle while holding hands
- Surfers paid tribute to Adam Coleman and Dean Lucas
- They paddled out into the ocean south of Perth at Secret Harbour
- Global tributes were also held in December in U.S.A, Mexico and Australia
- A burnt-out van was found last month in Sinaloa with their bodies inside
- They are believed to have been shot by a gang of highway bandits
- Three men arrested over the murder, but two suspects remain at large
Hundreds of surfers paid an emotional tribute in the hometown of two Western Australian friends that were killed in Mexico last year.
Adam Coleman and Dean Lucas were murdered by bandits dressed as police in Sinaloa last November and found in a van that had been burnt out.
Surfers swam out in Secret Harbour in the south of Perth, forming a circle and holding hands out at sea, throwing flowers into the ocean in honour of the two men on the weekend.
Hundreds of Surfers paid an emotional tribute in the hometown of two Western Australian friends that were killed in Mexico last year and were seen paddling out just off the coast of Secret Harbour south of Perth
Surfers swam out in Secret Harbour in the south of Perth, forming a circle and holding hands out at sea, throwing flowers into the ocean in honour of the two men on the weekend
Tributes across the world were also seen with ‘paddle outs’ across Mexico and the United States and Australia on December 13 last year.
Pictures flooded twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #AdamandDean.
Floral wreaths and brightly coloured flowers were taken to the beach on Sunday while a tribute table was set up next to cars in the parking lot of Secret Harbour.
The pictures of the two surfers were seen at the harbour on Sunday as well while other pictures showed some people paying their respects on land.
Floral wreaths and brightly coloured flowers were taken to the beach on Sunday while a tribute table was set up next to cars in the parking lot of Secret Harbour
The pictures of the two surfers were seen at the harbour on Sunday as well
Hundreds swarmed the beach for the tribute of the beloved Western Australian surfers
One Twitter user said: ‘Not great at numbers but there’s hundreds of people here at Secret Harbour for #AdamandDean paddle out.’
The charred bodies of the two Western Australians were found in a campervan in Mexico and confirmed by a Mexican official last month, to be the bodies of Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman.
A scorched van belonging to one of the Australians was found in the northwestern state of Sinaloa in late November with two charred corpses inside.
The Sinaloa state attorney general, Marco Antonio Higuera, confirmed through a spokesman on Monday that all results showed the corpses were of the missing men.
Tributes across the world were also seen with ‘paddle outs’ across Mexico and the United States and Australia on December 13 last year
One Twitter user said: ‘Not great at numbers but there’s hundreds of people here at Secret Harbour for #AdamandDean paddle out’
Some people didn’t paddle out and stood on the beach to pay their respects on land
The spokesperson said the state was still waiting for official paperwork in order to finish the process.
Sinaloa officials this month arrested three men over the disappearance, but said two suspects remain at large.
Mr Lucas and Mr Coleman, who were in Mexico surfing, were due to travel to the western city of Guadalajara on November 21 but did not arrive, according to a message posted on Facebook.
The abandoned van was found near the Pacific coast in Sinaloa, about 200km south of where they were last seen and 716km north of Guadalajara.
