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[*] posted on 2-8-2014 at 07:39 PM
American Motorcyclist missing in (mainland) MX


not Baja, just reminds me of the challenges facing family/friends looking for missing travellers anywhere In MX.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/08/world/americas/missing-america...




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[*] posted on 2-8-2014 at 08:51 PM


a beginner rider alone in a dangerous area, lets hope for the best!:yes:
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[*] posted on 2-10-2014 at 07:09 PM


This is covered more extensively in the ride reports on ADVrider, hopefully he will be found OK
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[*] posted on 2-10-2014 at 07:27 PM


If he's in Michoacan and off the main roads, then.....????
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[*] posted on 2-10-2014 at 07:34 PM


My buddy just got back from Michoacan. We joked about how Mexico "is soooo dangerous". He had no issues.
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[*] posted on 2-10-2014 at 07:45 PM


you do know michoacan is roughly the size of west Virginia ? im sure he scoured it!:smug:
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[*] posted on 2-10-2014 at 10:48 PM


he grew up there and did traverse the whole state during his trip.:coolup::coolup:
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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 01:47 PM


Saw this online today.
http://www.quadratin.com.mx/sucesos/Localizan-presuntamente-...

Not sure if this is him or not, but someone must be looking for this person.

[Edited on 2-11-2014 by grace59]




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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 01:57 PM


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Originally posted by grace59
Saw this online today.
http://www.quadratin.com.mx/sucesos/Localizan-presuntamente-...

Not sure if this is him or not, but someone must be looking for this person.



I think it is:

La descripción del desconocido coincide, al menos en los tatuajes, con la de Harry Devert: “Complexión delgada, moreno claro, ceja poblada, nariz recta, mide 1.70 metros de estatura, tiene dos tatuajes, uno en el brazo izquierdo parecido a un corazón y otro en la mano izquierda al parecer las letras mayúsculas MA”.



Harry Devert

"La descripción del desconocido coincide, al menos en los tatuajes, con la de Harry Devert: “Complexión delgada, moreno claro, ceja poblada, nariz recta, mide 1.70 metros de estatura, tiene dos tatuajes, uno en el brazo izquierdo parecido a un corazón y otro en la mano izquierda al parecer las letras mayúsculas MA”.
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The description matches the unknown, at least in tattoos, with Harry Devert: "Build thin, light brown, bushy eyebrow, straight nose, is 1.70 meters tall, has two tattoos, one on his left arm like a heart and another in the left hand apparently uppercase MA




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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 02:00 PM


Rough translation....looks like the guy:

URUAPAN , Mich. , February 7, 2014 - . . A young man came out of the American Union aboard his motorcycle, in order to cross Mexico in its unity , was found unconscious and seriously injured in the city of Uruapan , in streets the downtown area , reports the portal process . The information describes the early hours of last Tuesday an ambulance of the Red Cross picked up an unconscious man at the center of Uruapan and moved to Uruapan General Hospital " Dr. Daniel Pedro Martinez . " The description matches the unknown , at least in tattoos , with Harry Devert : " Build thin , light brown , bushy eyebrow , straight nose , is 1.70 meters tall, has two tattoos , one on his left arm like a heart and one on the left seems capitalization MA " hand. Harry Devert , a wanderer who decided to cross Mexico Motorcycle Kawasaki- green color , NY67SD6 plates , was missing since January 25 in Michoacán. Devert , who fed a travel blog entitled " A New Yorker Travels " , get on your bike intended to Brazil to witness the World Cup and then to Ushuaia, Argentina , the last point walkable America. Harry The last message was received by his girlfriend Sarah at 15:18 pm that day by WhatsApp : " They just escort one and a half outside of an area that looks like it was very dangerous for me to be . I stopped eating and I finally have Internet . Soon I'll be back on the road. Apparently there is another military convoy waiting in another town ... I'm a little late for this folly of soldiers ... I hope to write tonight when (hopefully ) finally arrives. "




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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 04:48 PM


Uruapan is no more freakin' dangerous than Pomona. The issues in Michoacan are between LCT, SSP, and self-defense groups. A common criminal can "want" your brand new 4X4 with 24" gold plated wheels, cany orange paint, 24 lights across the rollbar and mural of a snorting bull mounting a cow. He'll pull out his brother in law's .45 you lose your truck and Los Caballeros Templarios get the rap.

I can give you a recipe for going inside Uruapan, Juchitan, or Oakland, California and find yourself dead inside 15-minutes. Until and unless the minutiae of the victim becomes known, speculation is about as worthless as a 1985 100 peso coin. "Motos" are coveted in Mexico. I have never owned one yet I know this because I don't close my eyes andscratchmyass before doing something new or going somewhere new. I have met plenty of double-digit IQ travelers in Mexico that needed a keeper. Stuff like this is going to happen and it's going to CONTINUE to happen TO SOME PEOPLE.




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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 04:54 PM


David,
I scratched my ass with my eyes open....and my coveted moto was still stolen :lol: . It happens ALL OVER the planet for all sorts of reasons by all sorts of people.

This unfortunate rider will have a story to tell....if he survives his beating....



[Edited on 2-11-2014 by motoged]




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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 04:55 PM


The article didn't say anything about his bike......or much else for that matter. :?:



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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 05:00 PM


Dennis,
The article is about a tourist found beaten....the moto issue is a side story...another Canadian couple murdered in a home robbery in a tourist "enclave" south of Guadalajara a few days ago ....crime reports are endless ....but certainly not just in Mexico.




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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 05:33 PM


Just 2 cents worth here...

No one on this board or any other knows more about Michoacán than David E does. I've surfed there many times since the early 70"s and have spent hours talking to David about his home town. I'll let him reveal the acquisition of his knowledge but I will offer it is trustworthy. I keep my mouth shut and listen. Even if his passion about the place implies a sense of superior opinion. It actually is superior.
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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 05:35 PM


Quote:
Originally posted by motoged
David,
I scratched my burro with my eyes open....and my coveted moto was still stolen :lol: . It happens ALL OVER the planet for all sorts of reasons by all sorts of people.

This unfortunate rider will have a story to tell....if he survives his beating....

Where does it say he was beaten?



[Edited on 2-11-2014 by motoged]
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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 05:44 PM


I assumed that he had been in a motorcycle accident when I read what GED posted.



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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 05:51 PM


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Originally posted by motoged
Dennis,
The article is about a tourist found beaten....


Well...I didn't know if he'd been in a wreck or what? In fact, I thought he was history.
Anyway....hope he makes it.




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[*] posted on 2-11-2014 at 11:22 PM


It appears that the rider encountered difficulty with locals and was escorted out of an area somewhere in Michoacan....he posted a note to someone after that and then was out of communication with home...was reported missing...and then was found unconscious in the street in Uruapan...apparently due to an assault.....

This is not a motorcycle issue. Perhaps more about misadventure or just bad luck.




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[*] posted on 2-12-2014 at 06:34 AM


I just saw a TV interview with David's mother with no mention of this report.

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