Authorities say that school teacher missing in Mexico died ‘at the hands of a criminal organization’

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November 15, 2018 8:43 PM

Authorities say Patrick Braxton-Andrew, a school teacher from North Carolina, died "at the hands of a criminal organization" after he went missing.

Patrick Braxton-Andrew.

searching for "those responsible to bring them to justice" and to recover Braxton-Andrew's body.

Last month, Patrick Braxton-Andrew, a school teacher from North Carolina, went missing while in Mexico. On Thursday, authorities told his family that he died in October, according to a Facebook post.

Braxton-Andrew was last seen in Urique, Mexico, on October 28. He'd gone there to hike the Copper Canyon, and was heading to Mexico City to meet up with his brother to attend Day of the Dead celebrations.

Braxton-Andrew left for a walk in the afternoon and, according to hotel staff, never came back.

According to a statement from the state government of Chihuahua released Monday, searchers combed the village or Urique in search of the 34-year-old teacher, rappelling into 900-foot ravines and checking cabins, per the Associated Press.

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