Kidnapped teen rescued from hand-dug bunker

A KIDNAPPED 14-year-old American girl was rescued from a hand-dug, booby-trapped pit after she managed to send a text message to her mother.

Kidnapped teen rescued from hand-dug bunker
Mon, 18 Sep, 2006 - 01:00

Elizabeth Shoaf’s message also helped US police toarrest a man suspected of the kidnapping.

Investigators arrested 37-year-old Vinson Filyaw in Richland County, South Carolina, about 24 hours after rescuing Elizabeth, said Sheriff Steve McCaskill in neighbouring Kershaw County.

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