Australian golfer Robert Allenby 'glad to survive' apparent kidnapping
43-year-old says he was abducted, robbed and then dumped in Hawaii
Australian golfer Robert Allenby said on Sunday he was thankful to have survived an ordeal in which he was apparently kidnapped from a bar in Hawaii and robbed before being dumped in a park.
Allenby said he believed he may have been drugged before he was taken from a wine bar in Honolulu where he had been with friends on Friday night, media reports say.
"I didn't think I was going to survive this one," Allenby was quoted as saying, as pictures showed abrasions to his forehead and nose and his eye swollen.
I don't care about the money or my cards or anything like that. I am just glad I have survived this one
"I was separated from my friend in the bar after we had paid the tab at 10.48pm and he went to the bathroom and next thing you know I'm being dumped in a park miles away," he said.
"I only know this part because a homeless woman found me and told me she saw a few guys pull up and throw me out of the car. That is where I got the scrapes above my eye from the sidewalk."
Having been robbed of his phone and wallet, Allenby was helped by the woman and then a retired man who was walking past the park, which lies about 10km from the bar.
"He got me into a taxi and paid for me to get to my hotel and I called police from there. I have his details and will be getting back in touch with him for sure," Allenby said.