PHOENIX - As spring break travel gets underway, U.S. authorities are warning against traveling to parts of Mexico after news came down that four Americans went missing in the country – leaving two dead.The FBI office in San Antonio, Texas sounded the alarm, saying the Americans were fired upon, held at gunpoint, and appeared to be the victims of a kidnapping.Two of four Americans abducted in Mexico are dead.
The two others have been found alive, with one of them being hurt.Places like Rocky Point are hot spots for Arizonans, but it's now in the "please reconsider travel" advisory."If you're driving there, which most people will from Arizona, stay on the main highways.
Try not to veer too far off course. That's where you can kind of get into sticky situations," says Brooke Brennan with FBI Phoenix. "Have an emergency contact, make sure you're checking in with them, and make sure they know how often you plan to check in with them."In addition to an emergency contact you check in with on regularly scheduled times, the FBI also recommends saving the contact information for American embassies in whichever part of Mexican you plan to head to."Only use official forms of travel – so official taxis, shuttles, maybe for the resort that you're staying at.
Unofficial travel and unauthorized travel usually can make you an easier target and that's where some of these kidnappings have occurred," Brennan explained.Another warning: don't be flashy with your wallet or your watches.