Kai Zhuang: Chinese teen found alive in US after 'cyber kidnapping' - BBC News

Exchange student Kai Zhuang is discovered freezing in the Utah mountains after parents pay ransom.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Riverdale Police DepartmentImage caption, Kai Zhuang is alleged to be a victim of cyber kidnappingBy Flora DruryBBC NewsA Chinese foreign exchange student has been found freezing but alive in the US after his parents were extorted out of tens of thousands of dollars in a "cyber kidnapping" scam.

Kai Zhuang was discovered "very cold and scared" in a tent in rural Utah, Riverdale Police said in a statement.

The 17-year-old is believed to have isolated himself after being manipulated by the kidnappers.

His parents were then tricked into paying around $80,000 (£62,600).

Zhuang is one of a number of foreign students targeted by so-called cyber kidnappers in the US recently, Riverdale Police added in their statement.

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