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Kidnapped New York man found alive with eyes taped shut in Mexican jungle
By Katherine Donlevy,
2024-02-10
A kidnapped New York man with a home in Mexico was found with his eyes taped shut and bound by his ankles and wrists in a remote Mexican jungle, officials said.
Buonincontri told authorities that he had been abducted “by unknown people,” Mexico News Daily reported , citing local outlets Reforma and Sipse.
He was found Tuesday after a search party of soldiers was alerted by locals to a taxi from Tulum filled with armed men driving through an “opening” in the jungle next to a highway.
The hut, with Buonincontri bound inside, was just 325 feet from where the taxi was seen, according to reports.
The captors had fled by the time Buonincontri was rescued, but they reportedly left behind traces of marijuana, a tactical vest and AR-15 rifle magazines.
A kidnapped New York man with a home in Mexico was found with his eyes taped shut and bound by his ankles and wrists in a remote Mexican jungle. Credit: Reforma Joseph Constantine Buonincontri says he had been abducted “by unknown people,” from his home three days before he was found. Fiscalía General del Estado de Quintana Roo/X
Buonincontri, 35, was located in a straw hut deep in the Limones wilderness with his eyes taped shut and bound by his ankles and wrists. Mexican Army The hut, with Buonincontri bound inside, was just 325 feet from where the taxi was seen. Credit: Sedena via Noticaribe
The kidnappers had reportedly sought a $200,000 ransom for the New York man, who didn’t sustain any serious injuries.
The US State Department did not immediately respond to messages left by The Post.
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