Mexico authorities recover three tortured bodies on two Acapulco beaches

The bodies of three tortured men washed up on the shores of two beaches in the Mexican state of Guerrero during a span of 24 hours over the weekend, shocking beachgoers in the resort city of Acapulco.

Authorities responded to a 911 call around noon Saturday when the bodies of two men were found by sunbathers on the shores of Condesa Beach.

One of the men’s bodies was strapped to a cement anchor. The other body was found lying face down on the sand.

The third victim washed ashore a little over a mile away at Icacos Beach on Sunday morning.

Acapulco police said the man had been shot before his body was dumped in the ocean.

Sunbathers at Icacos Beach in Acapulco, Mexico, keep their distance from the body of a man who was shot and dumped in the sea

Forensic technicians stand near the body of a tortured man who was found at Icacos Beach in Acapulco, Mexico, on Sunday

The three bodies, local media outlets reported, were initially spotted floating near the beaches on November 9. Police were unable to find them.

The victims' names have not been released by authorities. 

Despite the gruesome findings, authorities kept the area open for beachgoers.

An Acapulco police officer walks past the body of a man who washed ashore at Icacos Beach on Sunday

Mexican security forces stand near one of the three bodies that washed up at two Acapulco beaches on Saturday and Sunday

Tourists at Icacos Beach near one of three bodies  

Acapulco was once the top destination for the Hollywood elite, but it has lost its luster as cartel violence has engulfed Mexico.

As of August, the Pacific coast beach resort city had registered 110.5 homicides per 100,000, placing it second in the world behind the Mexican border city of Tijuana (138/100,00), according to data published by Statista.

At least 213 murders were reported in Acapulco during the first quarter of the year, government data shows. By comparison, 442 people were murdered in all of 2021.

Mexico registered 23,351 homicides through the first nine months of 2022 after 33,308 people were killed in 2021. By comparison, 34,554 killings were reported in 2020 following 34,690 murders in 2019.