Armed attackers rob tourists on a boat tour in the Amazon

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Bewaffnete Angreifer überfielen Touristen auf einem Bootsausflug im peruanischen Amazonas und zwangen die Passagiere, ihre Konten zu leeren. Ein erschreckendes Erlebnis mit weitreichenden Sicherheitsfragen.
Armed attackers attacked tourists on a boat trip in the Peruvian Amazon and forced the passengers to empty their accounts. A terrifying experience with far -reaching security questions. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

armed men have a tourist boat in

The shocking experiences of a tourist

The Spanish Tikotoker Elisabet de la Almudena, who has more than 235,000 followers on the platform, described her experience in a 4.5-minute video as the "worst day of her life". According to her report, she was part of a group of 14 people, among them her parents and her 6-year-old daughter, who undertook a full-day boat tour from the city of Iquitos, a popular starting point to explore the rainforest.

The attack: a dramatic turn

"We had booked a family tour, a tour tour - and ultimately ended as kidnapped," she said. Four men armed with pistols and a machine gun climbed the boat and drove deep into the forest, where they took the entire property of the passengers and even took the engine of the boat.

The forced money withdrawal

"You asked us to withdraw money from our accounts and to transfer them to one of their accounts, otherwise they would not release us," added de la Almudena. "I would not wish anyone." The passengers then took pieces of wood from the boat and rowed along the river, where they met a family in another boat that helped them to be safe.

failures of the tourist company

de la Almudena claimed that the Toursirma Canopy Tours Iquitos had not installed a GPS tracker on the boat, had no insurance and no security precautions, although she had later been informed that such incidents had already occurred in the region. "We were completely abandoned by the people who should be responsible for our well -being," she said.

reaction of the tours

Canopy Tours Iquitos reacted to the incident that occurred on May 14th and described him as an unforeseen event that was outside of their control and "immediately reported to the authorities". The company said: "We immediately activated our emergency protocols, offered our help of the group concerned and actively work with the investigation."

safety measures and travel instructions

The company also announced that it would strengthen the security measures, including the introduction of GPS monitoring, closer cooperation with the police and additional training for personnel.

According to the US State Department, travelers to Peru should "exercise increased caution due to crime, civil resentment and the risk of kidnapping. There is an increased risk in some areas." In a travel instruction that was published on May 16, it was again emphasized: "Crime is widespread in Peru."

"Thefts, car theft, robberies, attacks and other violent offenses often even happen even in daylight and in front of many witnesses. kidnapping are rare, but occur," it said.

CNN asked Canopy Tours Iquitos, the Peruvian national police and the Spanish embassy in Peru for a comment.