![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/we-were-held-hostage-by-tribe-armed-with-machetes/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/comp-skc-peru-captive.jpg&description=A BRIT family who were taken hostage by a Peruvian tribe armed with machetes have told how vital supplies were quickly running out. Charlotte Wiltshire, 54, was one of the 70 tourists terrifying trapped on a boat with indigenous protestors for 24 hours. Charlotte Wiltshire, 54, revealed the hostages quickly ran out of food and waterCredit: Universal News & Sport 70 people were taken captive by the Cuninico tribe in protest over an oil spill in the AmazonCredit: Universal News & Sport Pensioners, pregnant women, and children were crammed onboard the river boat for 24 hoursCredit: Universal News & Sport She had embarked on the trip of a lifetime with her son Luke Bunker, 28 and partner Ken Wiltshire, 52, when they were taken captive. Dozens of other travellers - including pregnant women, children, the elderly, and the disabled - were also apprehended as they tried to cross the Marañón river in northern Peru. The local Cuninico tribe seized control of the river boat in protest of the Peruvian government's lack of aid following a recent oil spill in the water. Charlotte and her family were caught up in the chaos as they innocently tried to navigate their way through the Amazon. She explained they had decided they wanted to fully immerse themselves in the culture when they began backpacking through South America. The trio wanted to travel like locals - so decided to make their journeys via sleeper boats with hammocks. They were taken to the doomed vessel by a tour guide from their hostel in Taracota in the hopes of making their way to Yurimaguas. The brood, from Cardigan, Wales, boarded the river boat at lunchtime on Wednesday - and were taken hostage less than a day later. Livid locals surrounded the vessel "with sharpened stakes and machetes" before climbing onboard and seizing control. Shaken up Charlotte told the Mirror: "They took the batteries from the boat. More and more people were arriving on the banks with machetes." Discussing her horror ordeal, the mum recall){kind=link}
A BRIT family who were taken hostage by a Peruvian tribe armed with machetes have told how vital supplies were quickly running out.
Charlotte Wiltshire, 54, was one of the 70 tourists terrifying trapped on a boat with indigenous protestors for 24 hours.
She had embarked on the trip of a lifetime with her son Luke Bunker, 28 and partner Ken Wiltshire, 52, when they were taken captive.
Dozens of other travellers – including pregnant women, children, the elderly, and the disabled – were also apprehended as they tried to cross the Marañon river in northern Peru.
The local Cuninico tribe seized control of the river boat in protest of the Peruvian government’s lack of aid following a recent oil spill in the water.