Friends and family of murdered Mexico surfers say the men weren’t reckless, they were nature lovers

Family and friends of the three surfers killed in Mexico say they are frustrated at those claiming the men were reckless for traveling in remote Baja California — when actually the region has attracted surfers from southern California, and all over the world, for decades.

“They have been doing what so many surfers have been doing for years,” said Kara, who was friends and neighbors with Callum Robinson, an Australian who lived in San Diego.

Callum, 33 and his brother Jake Robinson, 30, along with their friend, Carter Rhoad, 30, of San Diego, were shot in the head execution style by alleged car thieves on a surfing trip to Baja, according to Mexican authorities.

Kara spoke to Callum and Jake’s mother, Debra Robinson, after their deaths and told her how she’d personally camped about 10 times in the exact location where the men were reportedly staying when they were killed – and how she had traveled even further down the peninsula to more remote areas with only two other