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A tourist from B.C. shares her story of being at the Teotihuacan pyramids during a shooting in Mexico that left a Canadian woman dead.

Tourist says 'it was just luck' she wasn't at top of pyramid when shooter opened fire Monday

· The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 22, 2026 12:54 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 hours ago

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Barbara Welsh, second from right, pictured with a group of women from B.C., in front of the Teotihuacan Pyramids, in Mexico on Monday, April 20, moments before a gunman opened fire on tourists. The shooter can be seen at the top right of the stairs, in a checked shirt and dark pants.…