Leszli Kálli is a Colombian-born author who was kidnapped and held for slightly more than a year by Colombian leftist guerrillas. The diary she kept to record her experiences was published in February, 2007.
Leszli Kálli was born and raised in Bucaramanga, Colombia. On April 12, 1999, Kálli boarded a plane in Colombia to work on a kibbutz in Israel. Part-way through the trip, the plane was hijacked by a leftist guerrilla group and forced to land on an abandoned runway in the jungle . Kálli, along with her father and the other passengers, were held hostage for 373 days. During this time, Kálli kept a diary that vividly documented her thoughts, fears and hopes. The resulting book, Kidnapped: A Diary of My 373 days in Captivity was published in February, 2007.
Kálli now lives in Canada under United Nations witness protection, and is studying graphic design.[1]
Kidnapped: A Diary of My 373 days in Captivity, Kálli's diary of her time in the jungle. Published by Simon & Schuster.