Elliot Onil Eastman, a 26-year-old American YouTuber from Vermont, was kidnapped by armed men in black from a coastal village in the Philippines on Thursday night, just months after marrying a local woman.

An American national was reportedly shot in the leg by a group of gunmen and kidnapped in the Philippines, prompting law enforcement officials to launch a search for the American, who was taken away by the unidentified suspects in a speed boat.

The police have urged the public to come forward with any information that could help in the ongoing investigation into the reported abduction.

American YouTube creator Elliot Eastman is missing after reportedly getting kidnapped in his provincial home in the Philippines.

An American YouTuber in the Philippines was kidnapped by masked gunmen who shot him in the leg before taking him away on a speedboat. Elliot Onil Eastman, a 26-year-old native of Vermont currently residing in the Philippines,

The State Department is monitoring reports from the Philippine authorities that Elliot Onil Eastman was kidnapped Thursday night by gunmen. The department is coordinating with local authorities to navigate the investigation.

Police in the Philippines are searching for American national Elliot Onil Eastman, from Vermont, after receiving reports gunmen had kidnapped him.

MANILA:  The Philippine police said Friday it has launched a search after gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being spirited away from a southern Philippine coastal town by speedboat.