An American nurse and her daughter abducted two weeks ago in Haiti have been released, according to a Wednesday statement from the organization Alix Dorsainvil works for.
“It is with a heart of gratitude and immense joy that we at El Roi Haiti confirm the safe release of our staff member and friend, Alix Dorsainvil and her child who were held hostage in Port au Prince, Haiti. Today we are praising God for answered prayer,” the statement from El Roi, a faith-focused humanitarian organization, said.
No information about the kidnappers, including whether they were detained or received a ransom, was released.
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Dorsainvil, 31, is from New Hampshire. She moved to Haiti to provide nursing care to children and went missing on July 27 as she was working at El Roi’s makeshift clinic near Haiti’s capital.
Her and her child were abducted on the same day that the U.S. State Department ordered non-emergency embassy personnel and their families to evacuate Haiti due to a deteriorating security situation that has seen gangs take control of large parts of Port-au-Prince. It also advised all U.S. citizens in Haiti to leave “as soon as possible” because of elevated risks from “kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure.”
