American Woman Who Was Kidnapped on Uganda Safari Is Freed – The New York Times

The official said he did not know the identity of the kidnappers and that Wild Frontiers paid the ransom.

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The woman, Kimberly Sue Endicott, of California, was kidnapped Tuesday evening while on a game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park in Uganda. Also taken was her Ugandan guide, Jean-Paul Mirenge Remezo.

The park, home to more than 600 bird species and some 2,500 elephants, is generally regarded as safe for tourists.

A group of gunmen stopped the tourists’ vehicle and seized the American woman and the guide. The gunmen left behind a Canadian couple in their late 70s, who continued on their vacation.