Abducted girl rescued in California

An eight-year-old girl who was abducted while playing outside a California home escaped from her captor after a driver recognised the suspect’s vehicle and cut it off.

Elisa Cardenas was found about 11 hours after she disappeared, triggering a state-wide search.

The suspect – identified as Gregorio Gonzalez, 24, was later arrested.

Police Chief Jerry Dyer said the driver was following a truck that matched the description of the abductor’s vehicle. The driver recognised the truck from media reports that showed surveillance video of the vehicle.