An Australian dad is fighting for life after reportedly being stabbed 25 times while in Colombia for a music festival.
Frank Stephen Ramirez, was in Medellín, Colombia for the EDC music festival before he was reportedly set upon and kidnapped by a group of people in a car who dragged him into the vehicle.
Frank Stephen Ramirez is fighting for life after being stabbed more than two dozen times while in Colombia for a music festival. GoFundMe
Ramirez was found in the Laureles neighbourhood in the early hours of Sunday morning, reported Colombian English-language site The City Paper.
He was stabbed 14 times in the thighs, three times in the arm and eight times in the abdomen.
An online fundraiser set up by family and friends claimed the kidnappers demanded cash from the Sydney dad before stabbing him 25 times, torturing him and kicking him out of the moving car.
“[They] left him in the street to die like he was nothing,” the fundraiser said.
“By a miracle, the police found him just in time. He was rushed directly to a hospital in Medellín, where he remains, fighting for his life and beginning the long, painful process of recovery.
“His body is covered in horrific injuries from the attack.
The fundraiser has raised more than $15,000 in less than a day for the Sydney dad. GoFundMe
“He is all alone in a foreign country, thousands of miles from his family, facing this unimaginable trauma by himself,” the fundraiser said.
Ramirez, who is from Sydney, has been described as a devoted father as well as a loving husband and cherished friend.
“Frank is the kind of person who would give you the shirt off his back, a man who worked hard to build a beautiful life for his family,” the fundraiser said.
“Frank did not deserve this. He went to Colombia with nothing but positive energy to enjoy an event he loved. He has been robbed not just of his money, but of his safety, his health, and his peace of mind.”
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed it was providing consular assistance to an Australian in Colombia.