Solo female traveller kidnapped on way to spa resort moments after calling parents

A solo pistillate traveller has been abducted portion connected her mode to a four-star spa edifice successful South Africa.

Alize van der Merwe was driving to the Umngazi Hotel successful Port St Johns erstwhile she was accosted and captured.

More than 96 hours person passed since the 39-year-old flew from Cape Town to the metropolis of East London connected Friday morning.

Her rental car – a achromatic Toyota Fortuner – was recovered abandoned successful the evening not excessively acold from the hotel.

Antoinette Coetser, a specializer investigator, told The Citizen on Sunday evening that each of the victim’s belongings and her cellphone were recovered successful the vehicle.

‘We judge that she travelled arsenic acold arsenic the Shell Ultra City connected the N2 successful Mthatha, which is simply a fashionable halt for motorists,’ she said.

‘The past clip she spoke to her parents astatine astir 11.30am, she told them that she was heading towards the remainder stop.’

It was aboriginal that time that the unfortunate is understood to person been abducted.

Police spokesperson Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana confirmed that Alize’s household person since been contacted astir a request for ransom.

He said officers are ‘working astir the clock’ to rescue the pistillate unharmed, adding that the probe is inactive ongoing.

Andre Snyman, laminitis of Eblockwatch, a web of implicit 86,000 South Africans ‘looking retired for each other’, published an update astir the lawsuit connected Facebook: ‘Alize was driving a Hertz rental car connected her mode to Amngazi but ne'er arrived.

‘Her parents person confirmed that the car was recovered abandoned successful the Transkei, and a hunt is present successful progress.

‘We are mobilising Eblockwatch members crossed the state to assist, peculiarly successful the Transkei area.

‘Our web is actively gathering much accusation and coordinating efforts.’

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