A Canadian mining company says some of its workers who were abducted from a project site in Mexico last month have been found dead.
Ten employees of the Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver Corp have been missing since 23 January, when they were taken from a mining site near Concordia, Mexico.
Vizsla Silver Corp said it had been informed by family members of some of the kidnapped workers that their relatives were found deceased.
The mining firm states, We are awaiting confirmation from the Mexican authorities and will provide further updates as appropriate.
We are devastated by this outcome and the tragic loss of life, said Vizsla president and CEO Michael Konnert.
Konnert extended condolences to the victims' families, emphasizing that our focus remains on the safe recovery of those who remain missing. One family member identified the body of his 43-year-old brother, a geologist, amidst the tragedy and voiced the pain of unjust circumstances surrounding this incident.
