A Texas firefighter was found dead at a hotel in Cancún. His family believes he was kidnapped and murdered.
Texas firefighter Elijah Snow, 35, was found dead at a Cancún, Mexico, hotel on July 20.
Mexican officials say the married father of two died accidentally of mechanical asphyxiation.
But Snow's family told CBS Dallas-Forth Worth that they believed he was kidnapped and murdered.
A 35-year-old Texas firefighter was found dead at a Cancún, Mexico, hotel last week, while on vacation with his wife to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary.
While Mexican officials say Elijah Snow's death was likely the result of an accident, his family said they believed he was kidnapped and murdered.
Snow's father-in-law, Randy Elledge, told CBS Dallas-Fort Worth on Thursday that Snow had disappeared on the first night of his vacation - July 19 - while staying at an all-inclusive beach resort.
Elledge told CBS DFW that Elijah and Jamie Snow had a few drinks at the bar in their hotel lobby before deciding to go back to their room.
While Jamie Snow returned to their room, her husband decided to go back to the bar, Elledge told the outlet.
Jamie Snow went in search for her husband when she woke up the next morning, around 4 a.m., and noticed that he had not returned, CBS DFW reported.
Around 8:30 a.m., someone told her that her had been found dead after possibly falling between the walls of the resort next door, according to CBS DFW.
But the family was skeptical of the story, so they hired a local attorney who obtained crime scene photos, which showed Snow with bruises over most of his body except his head and face, Elledge told CBS DFW.
The Quintana Roo state attorney general's office said in a Friday statement that Snow's body was found stuck in the window of a bathroom, at a hotel different to the one he was staying with his wife. Neither resort has been named.
The statement said that according to a forensic report, Snow died of mechanical asphyxia due to thoracic-abdominal compression. Snow died after he got stuck in a window while trying to get into a bathroom, the statement said.
"It is important to point out that no signs of violence were found at the scene, so everything seems to indicate that it could have been an accident," the statement said.
Neither Snow's family nor the Quintana Roo attorney general's office immediately responded to Insider's request for comment.
The US State Department warns on its website that violent crime - including homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery - is widespread and common in Mexico.
However, Quintana Roo is not one of the more dangerous states that Americans are warned not to travel to. Still, Americans are told to "exercise increased caution" when traveling to the state.
Though Mexican resort towns have for years been known for their safety, that reputation has been damaged by violent incidents involving tourists.
Just last month, an American tourist was wounded by a stray bullet during a shooting on a beach in Cancún.
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