Two US tourists' bodies uncovered in a well in Northern Mexico

Retirees reported missing on 2 September discovered by authorities in remote Baja California area

The bodies of two missing US tourists were discovered near Ensenada in Baja California. (EPA)

Authorities in northern Mexico have identified the bodies of two people discovered in a well as US tourists who were reported missing earlier this month.

Prosecutors in Baja California on Monday said investigators began recovering the remains of Ian Hirschsohn and Kathy Harvey on 5 September.

They were first reported missing on 2 September, and investigators found evidence of human remains at the bottom of a well in an area south of Ensenada the following day.

Authorities have not released any additional information about the case, which remains under investigation.

The San Diego Police Department confirmed to local media that the couple’s remains had been discovered and the family had been notified.

Mr Hirschsohn, 78, and Ms Harvey, 73, reportedly stayed at a house roughly 200 miles south of the US-Mexico border.

Ms Harvey texted her son Robert Harvey on 28 August that the couple had planned to explore a gold mine or visit a beach, according to reports. They had planned to return to San Diego on 31 August.

Mexican authorities discovered the couple’s car last week.

The body of Craig Harrison also was discovered over the weekend in a separate incident in Cabo Pulmo, the Associated Press reports.

The 65-year-old Canadian and South African dual citizen had been missing since 29 August.