Courtesy: GoFundMe

A Winnipeg woman is grieving the loss of her husband after a vacation in Mexico.

In a social media post, Stacey Ropos says her husband Jesse Ropos, originally from Kenora and a father of three, was murdered while on vacation at a Mexican resort.

Her post states while she returned to the hotel from a trip to the bar together at 11:45 p.m., she was woken up by hotel staff at 3 a.m. who informed her that Jesse had been found unresponsive and had passed away.

A second post from Stacey states Jesse’s cause of death was from asphyxiation and that two people have been arrested.

A spokesperson with Global Affairs Canada, which manages diplomatic relations between countries, confirmed the death and that consular services are being provided to the family – but could not confirm the details of any ongoing investigations.

A GoFundMe page to support his family has been created, raising more than $12,000. An organizer with the fundraiser, Tamas Turza, says Stacey is still in Mexico as she works to return Jesse’s body home.

—-with files from Ryan Forbes