Decomposed Remains Of Missing American Traveler Found In Mexico

A decomposed remains of a human corpse was found on a dirt path in a remote Mexico town has been confirmed to be of the American traveler Harry Devert, who went missing in January while riding his motorcycle to Brazil for the World Cup.

The missing American found in Mexico, Harry Devert, vanished on January 25 in a dangerous southern Mexico region. He was recording his journey on a website called A New Yorker Travels.

Last month, the local authorities near the town of La Union located a motorcycle with a VIN number that matched the missing American's green Kawasaki. Together with the bike was a human remains found in two plastic bags about 16 miles from Zihuatanejo near a beach in southwestern Mexico. Also found were unspecified amounts of cocaine and marijuana. La Union is about 40 miles from the tourist port city of Zihuatanejo in the troubled state of Guerrero.

Harry Devert, the 32-year old missing American traveler found in Mexico, disappeared over seven months ago after sending his girlfriend a menacing text message from a troubled region in Mexico, describing how he was being escorted from a too dangerous area.

As per stated by the family of the missing American found in Mexico, they said that he was leaving a bed-and-breakfast in a small town in the state of Michoacán, near Mexico's monarch butterfly sanctuary, before he disappeared. The state border between Michoacán and Guerrero is often watched by citizen militias called autodefensas, often ensuing in violent hostilities with local drug gangs, such as the Knights Templar. The cartel is tangled in an extensive range of criminal operations, including kidnapping and extortion.

The Mexican authorities said that the DNA tests confirmed the remains of the missing American found in Mexico, a Guerrero state attorney general's office representative not authorized to speak to the media told the CNN.

The investigation over the missing American found in Mexico, Harry Devert, was turned over to the federal prosecutor due to the nature of the crime and the fact that it involved an American tourist, the source reported.

The Mexican authorities are actively battling the ongoing fight against powerful cartels.

According to the US government data, over 20 million US citizens are traveling to Mexico. The State Department frequently updates its travel warning on Mexico where it lays out specifics on the local dangers in the regions shared by Michoacán and Guerrero. Flying or traveling by air is the usual cautionary warning the State Department issues to travelers.

The decomposed remains of the missing American found in Mexico matched the DNA sample Harry Devert's mother provided the authorities. With these incidents, travelers should always exercise precautionary measures when traveling to unsafe places.

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