She survived a harrowing ordeal in one of the most dangerous places on earth. Tonight they have brought me out to kill me. Then from across the world, her kidnappers found her again. He reached out on facebook. Did your heart stop . It was scary that he could find me. For the first time, she shares her dramatic story. How she helped secret agents hunt down her captor. This all plays like a tom clancy thriller. Absolutely. The setting. A perfect island paradise. The plot, a daring undercover sting. You are supposed to get wet today give you . They didnt think it would work. Face to face with her kidnapper at last. I just broke down. Its so hard for you. This is real, lifelike pain. Which you get justice . I fought the courage in that moment. And i said im ready. Hello and welcome to dateline. Amanda was a fearless Young Journalist ready to brave the world and dangerous hotspots. Then suddenly, she became the story. Kidnapped by rebels in somalia. What she endured at the hands of her cap
me. i was terrified. i m i m a mother just fighting for her child. that s universal. some she survived a harrowing ordeal in one of the most dangerous places on earth. tonight they have brought me out to kill me. then from across the world, her kidnappers found her again. he reached out on facebook. did your heart stop? it was scary that he could find me. for the first time, she shares her dramatic story. how she helped secret agents hunt down her captor. this all plays like a thriller. absolutely. the setting. a perfect island paradise. the plot, a daring undercover sting. you are supposed to get wet today give you? they didn t think it would work. face to face with her kidnappers last. i just broke down. it s so hard for you. this is real, lifelike pain. would she get justice? i fought the courage in that moment. and i said i m ready. hello and welcome to dateline. request itself amanda was a fearless young journalist
money, money, money, money. listen to me, please. okay? amanda mom, you need to pay the million dollars now, because they ve started to torture me. the calls were agonizing. the families of both amanda and nigel, desperate to have their children home, eventually hired a private security company to help. months went by and one night, amanda s captors came to her room. they marched me outside and then had me sit down on the cement and they produce a small saw and began sawing through the chains that had been on my ankles for ten months. amanda and nigel hadn t seen each other for months. but now, they were thrown into the back seat of a car and driven into a dark, somali night. we re both crying. guns surround the car that we re in. and i think, this is it. then, a man appeared at the
the families of both amanda and nigel, desperate to have their children home, eventually hired a private security company to help. months went by and one night, amanda s captors came to her room. they marched me outside and then had me sit down on the cement and they produce a small saw and began sawing through the chains that had been on my ankles for ten months. amanda and nigel hadn t seen each other for months. but now, they were thrown into the back seat of a car and driven into a dark, somali night. we re both crying. guns surround the car that we re in. and i think, this is it. then, a man appeared at the car s window. he says to me, why are you crying? here, talk to your mother. and she said to me.
kidnapped, one morning the captors came for amanda and her colleague nigel. they were taken out of their room and marched outside. there he was the man known as adam. we were terrified. and a small video camera was brought out. and we were told to beg for our lives. september 17th, 2008,elorinda turned on the tv in canada and saw this a hostage video on al jazeera. she was crushed. it was the first time she had seen amanda, and she didn t look good. what are you feeling as you watch it? i just want to bring her home. and never, never let her go. weeks turned to months, and then their captors separated amanda and nigel. why was that so important? that day and the days that