Machete-Wielding Intruders Turn Tulum Vacation Into Total Nightmare
When Vianey Souquette and Ross Lonsdof arrived in Tulum, Mexico, they were thrilled to be spending three weeks in paradise.
The San Antonio, Texas, couple had booked an Airbnb near the beach, for $441 a night, in a spot described in the listing as “a safe and central area.” They felt secure knowing the property owner was a “superhost,” and visitors to the tourist-heavy destination were known to be well-protected by authorities.
However, the dream getaway quickly turned into a terrifying nightmare, when Souquette and Lonsdof were attacked by machete-wielding intruders who slipped in through an unsecured rear entrance. In a new lawsuit they filed over the hellish 2021 ordeal, the two say they have since been diagnosed with PTSD, severe depression, and anxiety, and claim the incident has put a “severe strain on their decade-long relationship.”