Mexican police said they had made contact with law enforcement agencies in both the United States and Australia.
The men’s mother Debra Robinson had appealed for help to find her sons on Mexican social media, saying she had not heard from them since Saturday.
“They are travelling with another friend, an American citizen,” she wrote.
“They were due to book into an Airbnb in Rosarito after their camping weekend but they did not show up.”
Robinson said Callum was a type one diabetic and she had concerns for his health.
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“Please contact me if you have seen them or know their whereabouts,” she said.
Western Australian Premier Roger Cook said it was very worrying for the family.
“When we do send out young men and women overseas to enjoy that adventure holiday, they invite an element of risk and this is really quite distressing,” he told reporters on Thursday.
“I share the concerns of all Western Australians in terms of their welfare.”
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed it was helping the family.
“Owing to our privacy obligations we are unable to provide further comment,” a spokesperson said.
In 2015, WA surfers Adam Coleman and Dean Lucas were murdered, believed to have been shot by gang members in Mexico’s volatile Sinaloa region, before their van and bodies were burnt.
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