Aid Worker Kidnapped: Held Hostage in Haiti (Part 1 of 2)

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

Society & Culture, Documentary, Sports, Wilderness, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

An American humanitarian worker falls prey to a ruthless gang. In April 2023, Jeff Frazier is running a relief programme in Haiti - a beautiful Caribbean nation which has, in recent years, struggled terribly with extreme poverty and crime. One day, during his work, Jeff is suddenly taken hostage. From a heavily fortified compound, he will embark on a terrifying ordeal; negotiating with his captors and praying every day he will eventually make it home to his family… A Noiser production, written by Joe Viner. For ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions If you have an amazing survival story of your own that you’d like to put forward for the show, let us know. Drop us an email at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.6	It's April 2023 on the outskirts of Porto-Prance, Haiti.
0:37.1	A white SUV speeds through a maze of narrow, twisting streets.
0:43.0	It bumps over potholes and screeches around hairpins,
0:46.6	black smoke sputtering from the exhaust,
0:49.0	tires splashing through brown puddles.
0:52.6	Stray dogs scamper out of the road as the SUV plunges deeper and deeper into this dense shanty town.
0:59.0	On the back seat, Jeff Frazier cannot see.
1:05.0	The brim of his cap is being pushed down over his eyes by an aggressive hand. He tries to peek out from beneath this makeshift blindfold.
1:14.6	Down to his right, he can make out a pair of skinny legs in scruffy ripped jeans,
1:19.6	and the jet-black muzzle of an assault rifle laid across them.
1:26.6	The masked men who have hijacked this vehicle are taking Jeff and his two laid across them.
1:27.6	The masked men who have hijacked this vehicle are taking Jeff and his two security guards
1:33.0	to an unknown location.
1:36.0	Jeff counts the left and right turns, trying to commit the route to memory.
1:41.2	He attempts to stay calm, but his heart is pounding as the car starts to motor up an incline.
1:49.1	As you go higher up the hill in this area, you're going deeper into King territory.
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