Girls' trip to Mexico ends in disaster amid surging cartel violence, with old friends now forced to scratch around for food

Misha Gardner and her friend Amanda Scott were meant to fly home to Arkansas on Monday but are now stuck in Puerto Vallarta following travel restrictions brought in amid the violence.


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