Two Brits missing in Mexico after yacht overturns in stormy seas

The Mirror. By Jessica Best:

Two Brits are missing after a hurricane in Mexico overturned the yacht they were living on.

Paul Whitehouse and Simone Wood, from Wolverhampton and London, were in La Paz in Baja California when Hurricane Odile hit the Baja California peninsula last Sunday. It is thought their yacht overturned, and the couple have not been seen since.

The couple are thought to have been living in La Paz for around a year. Mr Whitehouse in believed to be a scuba diving instructor in the city.

Helicopters have been used to search for the couple, according to local reports.

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UPDATE:

The body of the missing woman, Simone Wood has been recovered. Mr Whitehouse is still missing. Read more here.

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