North Carolina hiker disappeared in Mexico killed

MEXICO –

Patrick Braxton-Andrew, teacher from Mooresville, was found on the Facebook page. His body was found in Mexico.

"It is with a feeling of relief that we are able to confirm that Patrick's body has been found and that we will be able to bring him back home soon," the message said.

The hiker's family, who disappeared in northern Mexico, said the state government had informed him that he had been killed by a criminal organization.

A statement from Patrick Braxton-Andrew's 34-year-old family thanked the authorities of Chihuahua State for their help in the research.

Thursday's statement said "the authorities are looking for those responsible to bring them to justice".

Braxton-Andrew taught Spanish at the Woodlawn School in Mooresville, North Carolina.

A page that he created says that he "died while doing what he liked: traveling and meeting people".

Braxton-Andrew was last seen alive by hotel staff on October 28 in Urique, a former mining village located at the foot of one of the many canyons that make up the Copper Canyon National Park, in Mexico.