An Iowa family was found dead in their condominium while vacationing in Mexico.
"The Sharps have been located. They were found last night in their condo deceased. There was no foul play! At this time that is all the information we have," family friend Ashli Peterson wrote Friday on Facebook.
Kevin Wayne Sharp, 41, his wife Amy Marie Sharp, 38, and their kids, Sterling Wayne Sharp, 12, and Adrianna Marie Sharp, 7, were reported missing when they failed to board a plane from Cancun to St. Louis at the end of their trip.
Police in Creston, Iowa, confirmed they had died in their vacation condominium in Akumal, Mexico, near Tulum.
They had left the United States for Mexico on March, 15, Peterson said in the post.
Family members last heard from the Sharps on that same day, when they said they had safely arrived in Mexico.
Autopsies are being performed on the bodies in Mexico, police said.
The cause of death is still unclear.
The Sharps were scheduled to travel from St. Louis to Danville, Ill., for a Southwestern Community College basketball game Thursday, the Des Moines Register reported.
The Sharps were big fans of the team.
"The situation with the Kevin and Amy Sharp family is weighing heavily on our hearts and minds," Southwestern coach Todd Lorensen told the Register. "Members of their families have been strong Southwestern supporters for years. I consider them friends. They were to be here watching us play basketball this week," Lorensen said.
Emergency officials went to the family's condominium after they failed to board the flight out of Cancun to find the deceased bodies.
Authorities said that there was "no sign of any traumatic injury."
Creston Police Chief Paul Ver Meer said the department is awaiting autopsy results.
"It's a very sad day for the Sharp family and the city of Creston as a whole," he said. "We'll work through this together."
Amy Sharp's sister, Renee Hoyt, told the Creston News Advertiser that the Sharps' last communication took place on March 15.
"On Wednesday at 7 p.m., Amy sent a text to our mom that said, 'We made it to our condo,'" Hoyt said. "That is the last communication she made."
On March 16, the State Department issued a travel advisory warning travelers about travel to Mexico.
"Exercise increased caution in Mexico due to crime. Some areas have increased risk," the advisory read.
