Australia’s Allenby ‘glad to survive’ Hawaii ‘kidnap’
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AUSTRALIAN golfer Robert Allenby said yesterday he was thankful to have survived an ordeal during which he was apparently kidnapped from a bar in Hawaii and then robbed before being dumped in a park.
Allenby said he may have been drugged before he was taken from a wine bar in Honolulu where he had been with friends on Friday night, the Australian Associated Press said.
“I didn’t think I was going to survive this one,” Allenby told AAP, as pictures showed abrasions to his forehead and nose and his eye swollen. “I was separated from my friend in the bar after we had paid the tab at 10:48pm and he went to the bathroom and next thing you know I’m being dumped in a park miles away,” he said.
“I only know this part because a homeless woman found me and told me she saw a few guys pull up and throw me out of the car. That is where I got the scrapes above my eye from the sidewalk.”
Having been robbed of his phone and wallet, Allenby was helped by the woman and then a retired man who was walking past the park, which lies about 10 kilometers from the bar.
“He got me into a taxi and paid for me to get to my hotel and I called police from there. I have his details and will be getting back in touch with him for sure,” Allenby said.
On the course, Jimmy Walker led in the Sony Open going into the final round. Walker one-putted his last 11 holes on his way to an 8-under 62, giving him a two-shot lead over Matt Kuchar.
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