Rider missing in Mexico

[Wildman]

Motorcyclist Keith Riddiough | Sol Mexico News

[vicreuter]

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Harry Devert disappeared six month ago about half-way between Puerto Angel and Puerto Vallarta. ( Union ) after coming from the monarch butterfly sanctuary (Ocampo)

The state border between Michoacán and Guerrero is often patrolled by citizen militias called autodefensas, often resulting in violent confrontations with local drug gangs, such as the Knights Templar.

The cartel is involved in a broad range of criminal operations, including kidnapping and extortion. And the circumstances of Devert's disappearance are still cloudy.




Might be a good idea to avoid the Michoacan area for a while.

I sincerely hope Keith is just having a good time on a beach somewhere!

[chris]

Hope there's a good outcome to this.

[MikeMike]

Translate the info to Spanish to make it more useful.
Get the embassy to contact the clinics and hospitals along that stretch of the Pacific coast, including rural and Red Cross clinics.
Michoacan is only dangerous if you are riding through rural territory these days. Oaxaca has been very quiet, lately.
If he has had a medical emergency there will be some record.
If he has been using Sjoerd's guide to budget traveling, check the hotels in the guide for those parts.
Honda has never sold or supported that model of bike in Mexico. Parts would need to be ordered in case of a breakdown.

Having the info only in English is limiting to some degree. Get it in Spanish and get it up on the Mex bike forums and get it to the Mex bike magazines like 400 and Motociclismo Mexico, you can contact the editors directly.

[pbekkerh]

Found! This just in

WHOEVER YOU ARE…. THE 2 WONDERFUL MOTORCYCLISTS ….THAT SAW OUR FRIEND KEITH, PULLED HIM OVER AND MADE HIM STOP ! THEN KINDLY GAVE HIM YOUR CELL PHONE SO THAT KEITH COULD CALL HOME !!!
WE ALL SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU. GOD LOVE YA !

Connie Webb

[chris]

The moral of the story is: Connie and Keith should have communicated more prior to the trip as to how frequently Connie needs contacting! And Keith needs to remember to stick to said time frame...

Keith was clearly too busy having fun to get in touch with home. Easily done. I've done it myself.