A mother in Iowa is in mourning after her daughter and her daughter’s family were found dead at a resort in Mexico.
Amy Sharp, 38, her husband, Kevin Sharp, 41, and their two children, Sterling and Adrianna, were on vacation but did not return home on their scheduled return date, prompting family members to alert authorities.
The U.S. State Department issued a Level 2 Travel Advisory for Mexico as of March 16, noting that “violent crime, such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery, is widespread.”
But authorities and family members stressed that they were not murdered.
Beth Fry, the mother of Amy Sharp, said that the loss of her daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren has been tough.
She said the remaining family members, and friends in the community, are serving as a crucial support system that will help Sharp’s relatives get through the ordeal.
“We’re determined. We have love and support and family and friends and we will get through this. One way or another, we will,” she said.
The family was remembered as a busy one, always driving to the children’s sports games, college sports events, and other activities.
“The only thing that we’re thankful for was that hopefully, they’ve given us hope that maybe [the deaths were] very peaceful,” she said.
