I am a ‘survivor’ of a kidnapping attempt on the Canary Island of Tenerife. I was out walking and sitting on a rock pile by the sea when I saw someone stalking toward me, I was far more nimble and took off hopping across the rocks with ease back to the roadside when I was then approached by 3 or 4 local males around the same age as me then,- 20 somethings. The ‘leader’ told me someone random he was pointing at up ahead was waiting to ‘grab’ me and if I went with these 3 others, they would drive me up and past [him] to safety. I resisted and eventually walked away. Still, all these years later it still creeps me out. Turns out there’s a bizarre murder-cult on the Island that traffic’s people from there into Morocco and from there, who know’s? Syria..? I still remember this guy, seemingly friendly enough and harmless looking, 5’9″, slender, glasses, curly hair. I never reported it because Spanish police are notoriously corrupt and unlikely to assist or investigate any crimes on tourists.
