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

An American man documenting his life in the Philippines was shot in the leg and abducted by a group of gunman dressed up as police officers, according to local authorities.

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,

Four armed men shot and abducted a 26-year-old from Vermont in western Mindanao, the police said. He had been living in the area since May.

Philippine police say a search is underway after four gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being spirited away by speedboat.

Elliot Onil Eastman, an American from Vermont, was allegedly kidnapped in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte, after being shot.

US YouTuber Elliot Eastman has been kidnapped in the Philippines. The 26-year-old was shot in the leg and abducted by gunmen posing as police officers, authorities said. Mr Eastman moved to one of the most dangerous areas in the country, known as the “red zone”, after marrying a local woman.

Philippine police said Friday they have 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.