‘Miraculously unharmed’: American pastor kidnapped in South Africa rescued after deadly police shootout

Josh Sullivan

(FOX NEWS) — A kidnapped American pastor was rescued in South Africa following a deadly shootout at a house in the country’s Eastern Cape province, officials announced Wednesday.

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS) said an operation led by the agency “resulted in the successful rescue” of an American citizen, “reportedly a local pastor who had allegedly been kidnapped and held at a safe house in KwaMagxaki, Gqeberha, on 15 April 2025.”

Though the news release did not name the pastor...