The family of former captive Natascha Kampusch have revealed she is 'in her own world' as she suffers from serious health problems which have left doctors 'overwhelmed'. Natascha, 38, was abducted aged 10 in 1998 by Wolfgang Přiklopil while walking to school in Austria and held prisoner in a secret basement cell in his house for eight years. Natascha wrote a book about her kidnapping, was the subject of a film and even presented her own TV talkshow in the years after. In a new documentary, produced by Austria's public broadcaster ORF, her sister Claudia Nestelberger admits she is 'completely gone'. Walking to school by herself on March 2, 1998, Natascha recalled how she noticed a strange Priklopil waiting by his white minivan.

Source: Daily Mail March 13, 2026 05:06 UTC