Kai Zhuang: Police in Utah fear Chinese exchange student was kidnapped - BBC News

Officers in Utah say Kai Zhuang's parents were sent a ransom demand and a picture of their son.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Riverside Police Department Image caption, Police in Utah believe Kai Zhuang, 17, has been kidnapped and is being held for ransomPolice in the US are searching for a teenage Chinese exchange student they fear has been kidnapped.

Kai Zhuang, 17, was last seen on Wednesday at his home in the town of Riverdale in Utah.

Police said it is possible he is being held against his will and is in danger.

Officers were alerted to concerns about Kai's welfare on Thursday evening by the school he was attending in Riverdale, which had been contacted by his parents at home in China.

Riverdale Police Department Chief Casey Warren said the parents told school officials they had been sent a ransom demand and a picture of their son, indicating he was abducted.

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