'We were dodging burning buses.' Tourists still stuck in Puerto Vallarta.
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The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico issued a security alert affecting Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and more.
TJ Johnson was wrapping up what he described as an amazing family trip to Puerto Vallarta when violence erupted Feb. 22, after the killing of a powerful cartel leader in Jalisco.
Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, who led the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación and was known as "El Mencho," was killed during a Mexican military operation. His death spurred unrest in Puerto Vallarta and chaos at its airport, as well as at Guadalajara’s airport.
Johnson, who co-hosts a morning show on 104.9 The More in Spencer, Iowa, believes he was among the last travelers to catch a cab from his resort before they stopped taking passengers.
"The driver who took us did not brake at all. He drove on parts of the road that he shouldn't have, and we were dodging, burning buses and burning taxi cabs, and he was clinching a rosary and kissed it a couple of times," Johnson told USA TODAY.
He faced another frantic scene at the airport when an alarm went off, prompting everyone to evacuate to the tarmac. "Seeing all of the gate attendants and the baggage claim guys and so forth all just hugging and crying like that shook me up more than an actual running out of the airport," he recalled. His flight and others were canceled.
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