Heart-rending cry for help! Merchant manages to escape from his kidnappers, everything was recorded.

A dramatic kidnapping attempt was thwarted yesterday, Tuesday, June 17, in the Fumisa area of ​​Buena Fe canton, Ecuador. A cocoa merchant managed to escape from his captors in an incident captured on security cameras, causing a great impact in the Los Ríos province.

Camera footage reveals the exact moment when several armed individuals, traveling in a white double-cab pickup truck, detained the merchant. During an intense struggle, the assailants tried to force him into the vehicle.

In the midst of the confrontation, shots were fired and blows were thrown, while the victim, in a moment of desperation, cried out, "Help, help!"

Fortunately, the merchant's bold resistance prevented the kidnappers from achieving their goal. The victim struggled and managed to free himself from his attackers, fleeing the scene.

The video showing the attempted kidnapping has spread rapidly on social media, causing outrage and alarm among the population.