Kidnapped U.S. pastor rescued in South Africa after 'high-intensity shootout'
The American pastor kidnapped at gunpoint last week in South Africa was rescued late Tuesday in a “high-intensity” shootout that left three people dead.
An American pastor kidnapped at gunpoint last week in South Africa was rescued late Tuesday in a “high-intensity” shootout that left three people dead, local authorities said.
Josh Sullivan, 35, was abducted by a group of armed men who raided his small congregation, a branch of Fellowship Baptist Church in the southern town of Motherwell, as he was leading a prayer service, according to The Associated Press.
The pastor has been living in South Africa with his wife, Meagan, and their children since 2018.
He was successfully rescued near a safe house where he had been held around 14 miles away from Motherwell in the city of Gqeberha.
Hawks — the branch of the South African Police Service that investigates organized crime — carried out the recovery operation with various other police teams after they received verified intelligence, South African police said in a statement Wednesday.
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