Below are comments received by MVA.
To protect the privacy of the individuals that submitted these
comments, MVA has removed their last names.
Name: Tracy
Message: I provide tote bags filled with essentials when a loved one suffers a traumatic brain injury in Florida through all of our Trauma Centers here. Recently my son's friend fell from his balcony (tripped over the sliding glass door track and fell) and suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury while on Spring Break in Cancun. He was not drunk. Your website has opened the eyes of many regarding this issue but I feel you should open it up to not just deaths but Catastrophic injuries like TBI. Many more are critically injured and will be disabled for the rest of their lives than those who die.
This would inevitably be a much bigger website but also will allow the truth to be told. Injuries do not make the papers but those of us out here who know that thousands more suffer Traumatic Brain Injury or spinal cord injuries in Mexico should be added to your list.
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Name: Kelly
Message: I just want to first start off by saying how sorry I am for your loss and for the many other families that have suffered harm from traveling to Mexico. I want to thank you soooo much for informing me and my family about the horrors that have happened and will continue to happen as we were considering a family vacation to Mexico in the next few months. I am a mother of 4 young children and can't imagine anything this horrible happening to them. I received your notice in our local coupon packet and just can't believe that these things can happen in this day and age! I will now NEVER consider traveling to Mexico and will tell as many people as I can about the immoral and corrupt country that it is! I will keep you and the many others in my prayers! I applaud you for keeping others safe! Thank you again!
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Name: Ryan
Message: I was recently doing some research on ANOTHER canadian killed in mexico, and stumbled upon your website. I have been wondering for a while now if Americans had the same problem, what an eye opener! About 6months ago someone from our community (Geof Toews) "fell" off his balcony to an untimely death. There were anoth 6? canadian deaths in the last couple years that seem very odd. The entire way the country is ran is disgusting and i will never go back again. My heart goes out to all who have lost loved ones..
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Name: Petra
Message: I had contacted you once before a few months back about a Canadian death in Mexico and I mentioned to you that I would let you know if I hear of any others. During this weekend, I heard of another Canadian death in Cabo San Lucas, last Thursday night. A 29 year old was shot 3 times in the head and his girlfriend was shot in the foot in their hotel room at a plush resort.
They are from the Vancouver area, British Columbia, Canada. What is really weird is that this is being kept very quiet and there is only one website that has anything about it (the Vancouver Sun, which is a newspaper). His name is Bouabal Bounthavorn and her name is Masha Heikali, aged 24 from Burnaby. So the only mention of the whole ordeal is on this website, it is fairly long, but here goes: www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=ec09fd3f-3a8c-4203-9826-757342b604cb
If you have any trouble finding out more info, please let me know and I will see what I can do.
Thanks again, for your informative website. I refer to it often and have told many people about it, some have decided not to go there on their vacation. Take care, Petra
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Name: chris joly
Message: my
family and i are going to the mexican riviera in june. how do i
register with the state dept? do you have any ohter advice
other than staying together? we are so sorry to hear your and
other's stories. the stories have made us think twice.
thank you for your concern for others.
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Name: Maria
Message: Hi, Im a mexican citizen and I just found your site. Although I had to face the info you published with the pride I have for my country, Im so sorry to admit it is mostly true that Mexico is a dangerous country indeed. I have many friends from Canada and the US that come here every year since I was a little girl. Nothing has happened to them in their visits, and the people in town has deep love for them. They have become family to all of us. I really pray nothing happens to them in their future visits... I will really hate my country if it does (and it would be unfair to do so, as you can«t judge the whole country and people like trash because of the fault of others).
Im very sorry for the loss of everyone who lost someone here... the whole world needs to become a better place, Mexico in special, but the rest of the countries too.
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Name:
Barbara
Message: Why would anyone want to go to Mexico when the
Mexicans are breaking their necks trying to get into the USA?
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Name: Ginny
Message: Thank you for honoring your loved ones by telling
their tragic stories. I had not been aware of the dangers of
Mexican Vacations until I heard Nolan's story. I will definitely
spread the word.
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Name: BJ
Message: My sister in-law has recently had to deal with her son's untimely death in Mexico. She forwarded this webpage to me and I will be forwarding it to every single email address in my directory. After reading Nolan's story I can hardly breathe. My heart goes out to his family and friends. I will spread these stories and hope that a life can be saved and hope that no one has to ever go through this again. I will next read 'How can I help?' to see what else I can do to help.
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Name: Charlene
Message: Hi. I went to the travel show in Boston MA and received a flyer for Nolan Webster. Went on your site and so sorry to hear all your losses!!!! I will never let my children go to Mexico or our family after reading the stories on your site my prayers are with all of you.
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Name: Dana
Message: Thank you for your services in exposing the unsafe atmosphere in Mexico. I live in San Diego and will not even consider going to Mexico due to the very reasons stated on this site. It's disgraceful how the Mexican govt tries to con people into going there through exotic looking TV commercials and other forms of advertisements. I'll spread the link to this site to everyone I know.
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Name: h
Message: I used to travel to Cancun every year for about 8 years with my husband and kids. I noticed a huge change on our last trip I did not feel safe, lots of drugs offered, shady hotel workers. We heard about a couple from Spain who were murdered near Tulum. We will never go back to Mexico.
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Name: Heidi
Message: I went with one of my friends to the Travel Show today
in Boston. A man outside was handing out flyers and he handed
one to me and my friend, saying it was about his son. I glanced
at the flyer and saw that it was "in loving memory of Nolan" and
that made me wonder, so I tucked it into my pocket and figured
that I'd check out the web site when I got home. I just read
through all of the story and am now in tears. Mr. Webster and
the rest of the Webster family and friends, I cannot say how
sorry I am for your loss!! I'm going to put a link to your site
on my facebook page and will be emailing my friends about
Nolan's story and your webpage. Thank you for educating me
about the serious dangers of a Mexican holiday, which I am no
longer considering thanks to your educating me about Nolan.
Again, my sympathies to you,
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Name: Lisa
Message: Just want to let you all know my husband and I and some friends were planning a Mexico vacation. But after doing some research and finding this website from a radio program, my husband and I have decided not to go to a place where we need to be worried about our personal safety. We also feel to spend our tourist dollars in a country where the authorities are so obviously corrupt would be to support the current system. The loss of your loved ones is a terrible price to pay, but this site is definitely an eye-opener. I have passed along a link to this site to our friends, and will continue to spread the word to anyone else I hear of planning a trip to Mexico. Thank you for taking the time to make us all aware.
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Name: Nancy
Message: So sorry for your loss. Based on your website, I have cancelled my trip to Mexico. Thank goodness for your website!!
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Name: paul
Message: I used to visit and work in Mexico with my film crew in the 70's..was advised then of the crime, murder, dope, prostitution,robbing, mugging theivert, rapes,crimes of the police, etc. Mexico is a dangerous place..no person should ever Visit Mexico..ph
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Name: Reg
Message: I commend your website. Canadians are dying in Mexico as well adn its being covered up. I will never go there again, period.
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Name: eddie
Message: Hi, I am a mexican citizen living in canada and knew about this web site through a newspaper. I'm a travel professional and i would like to advertise mexico as a tour destination. I read the stories of the people that sadly passed away in the country and i have to say that although it little helps I am deeply sorry for all those sad cases and give all my moral support to the families of those people.
I knew about some of those cases because before i came to canada i was working as a tour guide in cancun so of course i got to know about some of those sad cases. Although it hurts i have to admit that many people working in the hospitality industry in mexico are people with no professional preparation and in most cases they learned on the way, the work the way they think it is right. They join the industry because it offers easy jobs. That is something that people like us with professional preparation in the industry have to deal with, working with improvised people that may have no passion for the industry. I love my country of course and still think that is a country worth visiting, but i love it with my eyes opened, It's nice when people tell me they visited the country and had a great time, but it's important to be aware of all these situations, I really think there should be a change in the way the run hospitality in the country, it should be given more importance and respect. I want to encourage people to go to mexico not by selling a wonderland but by selling what it is, wherever you go, you always have to know the truth about what's going on there, i wanna make sure just like you, that the people that visit the country have a great time.
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Name: derek
Message: Thank you for your great website. I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and know too well the horror stories from Mexico, too many unexplained deaths and cover ups. And now Canadian Brenda Martin (i think this is her name) is incarcerated for 2 years on phoney charges. You are guilty before innocent down there. Too many Americans as well have been treated horribly. Hope less people travel there and see the truth for what it is. Thank you again and best wishes.
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Name: Larry
Message: I do agree and this year decided against
Mexico as my sun and sand. There are better and safer countries
down south to visit and so I did.
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Name: Craig
Message: Mrs. Webster, My name is Craig I saw your sons
story on channel 5 tonight,, I have a younger brother with whom
i am very close and cannot imagine what you must have gone/ are
still going through. The one thing i can't understand, is since
there were multiple situations the same as your Nolan, why is
this something that we, the unsuspecting public are really just
hearing the story NOW?, I am so happy that you shared Nolan's
story, and empathise with you having to re-live this huge
tragedy, yet this is something that should have be so avalable
to the general public, with Spring Break recently etc..Again, i
am so sorry for your loss and realize this is something that
will be with your family forever, and as you mentioned in
Nolan's story, these resorts need to not only take american
dollars, but be held accountable for the well being of all
visitors, it seems so commonplace, yet I see it is not. Than you
so much for telling your story, and again, my deepest
condolonces.
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Name: Ani
Message: I commend you for the actions you have taken
and are taking to get your message out. I can't even fathom
losing a child, but I can imagine what is driving you to try so
hard to make sure people are aware of what is going on in
Mexico. Seems as though there's complete disregard for the
value of human life. I was considering a trip to Mexico, which
I will no longer take based on your website. It's ironic that I
was brought to the website by a mailer in the weekly ads that I
often just throw out.... Once again, hats off to you for all
the various avenues of getting your message out... Very sorry
for your loss.
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Name: Suzanne
Message: I wanted to let you you know that I saw the
report about Nolan on the news last night. What a tragic and sad
story. My daughter is scheduled to go with a group of friends
to Mexico on Saturday for her Spring break/graduation. I did
let her know about what happened to Nolan and that she should be
very careful and told her about some of the precautions
mentioned in the news cast. I'm wondering if you have any other
suggestions for me to relay to her. Of course as a mother you
always worry, I just would like her to be as prepared as
possible. Thank you.
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Name: Caroline
Message: This is a wonderful site and one that is
desperately needed. I am a very close friend of Melody (whom I
believe you spoke to on Saturday). I was with her the night JR
died.
My main point comment would be that the lack of humane support
for tourists in Mexico and their resorts is due to a deep seeded
and embedded hatred for Americans in general, but most
especially, white Americans.
The best advice you could give anyone on this site is simply to
boycott Mexico and Mexican resorts. The only thing that will
'wake them up' is a jolt to their bottom line. God bless you for
this site. I will make it a regular stop in my internet travels
and will us it as a vehicle of learning for my friends and loved
ones.
My prayers are with you.
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Name: Tiffani
Message: I know you have been forwarded the story of JR
Adams and I am begging you to put it on your site. His death was
the most horrific tragedy ever experienced by our family and
people have got to know...Mexico is NO VACATION!
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Name: derek
Message: Thank you for your great website. I live in
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and know too well the horror stories
from Mexico, too many unexplained deaths and coverups. And now
Canadian Brenda Martin (i think this is her name) is
incarcerated for 2 years on phoney charges. You are guilty
before innocent down there. Too many Americans as well have been
treated horribly. Hope less people travel there and see the
truth for what it is. Thank you again and best wishes.
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Name: Jen
Message: I am very sorry
about what happened to your son. My friend JR Adams had a very
tragic death in Mexico as well. His death hit us all very hard.
He was a great man of God and an all around great person. This
some what comforts me because I know where he is now and I can
only hope that, that will bring you some comfort as well. JR
also was a true friend and a true one and only and Mexico took
that from us. So I just wanted to let you know that I am always
spreading the word about Mexico. So if it's ok I would like to
be able to use your son's name as well when spreading the truth
about Mexico and the tragic and horrible death(murder in my eyes
and his Mother's) of my forever good friend JR. Again I am
truely sorry and my prayers are forever with you and your
family.
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