German Citizen Goes Missing in Cancún; Five More Women Disappeared Days Earlier

Regine Beatrix Roessler, 62, a German citizen and resident of Mexico, went missing in Cancún, Quintana Roo, last week and has not been located. On social media, relatives of the woman indicated that she is a resident of Isla Mujeres. They said that she boarded the ferry to Cancun to retrieve money from a bank and then go shopping. She intended to go to a Costco store near Kabah Park but never made it there. 

The last time she was seen, she was wearing a light colored dress, heels, and a black bag. She speaks German, English and some Spanish. The Quintana Roo Attorney General's Office launched the "ALBA Protocol" to locate her. This measure triggers special attention, reaction and coordination between the three levels of administration (local, state and federal) when a woman goes missing. It was first implemented in Ciudad Juárez and was later adopted across Mexico. Two days before she was reported missing, five women disappeared in a span of five days. The are María Antonia Perez López, Youssi Emili González, Dorcas Córdova García, Marisol López Arcos, and Julia Altagracia José Vilomar. Three of them are minors.