Australian expatriate and her husband missing in Yucatán for almost a week
Authorities are searching for a 32-year-old Australian woman who resides in Mérida.
The search kicked off when the woman’s 2-year-old daughter was found by herself in Cancún.
Also missing is the woman’s husband, Jorge Luis Aguirre Estudillo, who is a Mexican citizen.
The woman, Tanhee Louise Shanks, was last spotted at El Cuyo on April 30, in the far eastern end of Yucatán state.
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As a result of the disappearances, state authorities have activated a state-wide “Alba Alert.”
Shanks is a redhead with wavy hair, a large tattoo on her right leg, and stands 5-feet-4-inches tall.
Authorities are requesting people with any information about Shanks or Estudillo to file a report at 800-002-6237, extension 41164.
Senior Editor Carlos Rosado van der Gracht is a Mexican expedition/Canadian photographer, adventure leader, and PhD candidate. Born in Mérida, Carlos holds multimedia, philosophy, and translation degrees from universities in Mexico, Canada and Norway.
