Natascha Kampusch | |
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 Kampusch in 2019 | |
| Born | 17 February 1988 Vienna, Austria |
| Disappeared | 2 March 1998 Vienna, Austria |
| Status | Found alive on 23 August 2006 |
| Known for | Kidnap survivor |
| Website | kampusch |
Natascha Maria Kampusch (born 17 February 1988) is an Austrian author and former talk show host. At the age of 10, on 2 March 1998, she was abducted and held in a secret cellar by her kidnapper Wolfgang Přiklopil for more than eight years, until she escaped on 23 August 2006. Upon her escape, Přiklopil killed himself by stepping in front of a train at a nearby station. She has written a book about her ordeal, 3,096 Days (2010), which was later adapted into a film and released in 2013.