State Department addresses reported kidnapping of 2 US citizens in Haiti as nurse, her daughter remain missing

With few particulars obtainable concerning the reported kidnapping of a New Hampshire girl and her younger daughter in Haiti, the U.S. State Division says it’s conscious of the studies surrounding an obvious abduction.

Alix Dorsainvil, a nurse for the nonprofit El Roi Haiti, and her daughter have been kidnapped from the group’s campus in Port au Prince on Thursday, the nonprofit stated in a press release Saturday. Dorsainvil is the spouse of this system’s director, Sandro Dorsainvil.

A State Division spokesperson stated in a press release given to Fox Information on Monday that it’s “conscious of studies of the kidnapping of two U.S. residents in Haiti.”

“We’re in common contact with Haitian authorities and can proceed to work with them and our U.S. authorities interagency companions,” the assertion stated, including that it has “no greater precedence than the protection and safety of U.S. residents abroad.”

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Alix Dorsainvil, pictured proper, together with her husband Sandro Dorsainvil. Sandro is director of the faith-based nonprofit El Roi Haiti. (El Roi Haiti)

El Roi is a faith-based organization that runs a faculty and ministry in Port au Prince.

In a video posted on the group’s web site, Dorsainvil says that she got here to the college after her husband requested her skills as a nurse to assist college students.

“Haitians are such a resilient individuals,” Dorsainvil stated in video. “They’re stuffed with pleasure and life and love, and I’m so blessed to have the ability to know so many wonderful Haitians.”

A lady initially from New Hampshire and her little one have been kidnapped in Haiti, the group, El Roi Haiti stated in a press release posted to its web site on Saturday. (Chandan Khanna/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

Dorsainvil is from Middleton, New Hampshire, and went to Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts, which has a program to help nursing schooling in Haiti, WMUR-TV reported.

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El Roi president and co-founder Jason Brown launched a press release describing Dorsainvil as “a deeply compassionate and loving one who considers Haiti her residence and the Haitian individuals her family and friends.”

“Alix has labored tirelessly as our college and group nurse to convey aid to those that are struggling as she loves and serves the individuals of Haiti within the identify of Jesus,” the assertion stated. 

Current armed clashes between prison teams and police in Haiti’s capital prompted the U.S. State Division to order all non-emergency employees at its embassy to depart Haiti with their households. (AP Picture/Odelyn Joseph)

The State Department had ordered non-emergency employees at its embassy in Port-au-Prince to depart Haiti with their eligible members of the family on Thursday after latest armed clashes between prison teams and police within the nation’s capital.

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The advisory famous that kidnapping is “widespread,” with victims “frequently together with U.S. residents,” and instances usually contain ransom negotiations with members of the family and family members.

Fox Information’ Molly Line and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.