13 Bodies Found in Shallow Pits Near Mexican Resort Town Puerto Peñasco

13 bodies were found in a shallow grave near the Mexican resort town of Puerto Peñasco. Screenshot/Google Maps

A group of Mexican volunteers found the remains of at least 13 people in shallow pits in the desert near the Mexican beach resort town of Puerto Peñasco, also known as Rocky Point.

The volunteers made the discovery on Thursday along a state highway east of Puerto Peñasco, the Sonora Attorney General’s Office confirmed, according to reports.