Kidnapped man escapes in Colombia

A British tourist who was kidnapped 12 days ago in the snow-capped mountains of northern Colombia has escaped from his captors and has been picked up by an army patrol, Colombia’s army chief said today.

Kidnapped man escapes in Colombia

A British tourist who was kidnapped 12 days ago in the snow-capped mountains of northern Colombia has escaped from his captors and has been picked up by an army patrol, Colombia’s army chief said today.

Matthew Scott, 19, of London, evaded his kidnappers yesterday during a forced walk amid the thick jungles of the Sierra Nevada mountains, Gen Carlos Alberto Ospina said.

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