(CNN) American tourist Kimberly Sue Endicott and her tour guide, who were abducted in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park on Tuesday, have been rescued by security forces, a Ugandan government spokesperson said Sunday. "Both were rescued from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and are safely back in Kanungu district in Uganda," said Ofwono Opondo. "They are back at the lodge and she is expected to be in Kampala tomorrow." — Uganda Police Force (@PoliceUg) April 7, 2019Opondo said the kidnappers fled the scene of the rescue when law enforcement officers and soldiers moved in. A ransom was paid by touring company Wild Frontiers to free Endicott and her tour guide, a source with knowledge of the exchange told CNN on Sunday.

Source: CNN April 07, 2019 17:15 UTC