Civil Protection authorities of the state of Sonora located one of the bodies of two tourists who were reported missing at sea in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, in recent days.
After a three-day land and sea operation, state authorities confirmed the death of a woman who meets the characteristics of a foreign tourist, who had been lost for days at sea in the city of Puerto Peñasco.
According to Civil Protection, the body was found on Playa Encanto by elements of the Secretary of the Navy around 1:22 p.m. on Monday, November 28. The physical characteristics matched the description of the American woman who was lost on November 26, so they assured that it was the same person.
Until now, the location of the woman’s husband who was traveling with her is unknown, both disappeared together at sea.
The search to find the missing man, whose age is unknown, will continue under the protocol activated by Civil Protection and authorities from the Secretary of the Navy.
According to a publication made by Civil Protection of Sonora, on Saturday, November 26, the authorities were notified of the disappearance of two foreigners, so that same day they began an operation to find the location of a couple of tourists who went missing while kayaking.
The first reports clarified that the woman along with her partner were vacationing on the coast of Sonora at the time of their disappearance. They decided to go on a kayak trip, which was the last activity they did until they were reported lost at sea in Puerto Peñasco.
The name of the woman found is Yeon-Su Kim, while her husband is Corey Allen. According to reports about the missing couple, the tourists arrived on the shores of the Gulf of California during Thanksgiving week in the United States.
It was November 24, Thanksgiving Day, when they decided to do the tour. The couple was accompanied by their daughter; once the family took the kayak they entered the sea, but the strong current made it difficult for them to do recreational activities. The girl’s mother decided to return to shore so that her daughter would be safe.
Yeon-Su Kim returned out to sea to help her husband, but due to strong waves they lost track of them and their whereabouts have not been known since November 24.
Relatives and friends took it upon themselves to notify the state authorities so that they could start a search for the couple, they created a publication on the Gofundme page to explain the family’s case and how they requested support to find them.
“Strong winds and currents made their return to shore impossible, and neither they nor their kayaks have been found as of Sunday (November 27) morning. A full-scale search has been underway since 6 pm on Thursday (November 24). Volunteers and public search and rescue agencies have conducted searches by land, sea, and air,” they posted on Gofundme.
Now that the whereabouts of Yeon-Su Kim are known, they assured that they will continue the search until they find Corey Allen.
Civil Protection authorities of the state of Sonora located one of the bodies of two tourists who were reported missing at sea in Puerto . . .
