Soccer player's wife, 5-year-old child rescued after being kidnapped by gunmen during home invasion in Ecuador

The family of Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodriguez was rescued after being kidnapped from their home in the coastal city of Guayaquil, police authorities reported on Friday.

Rodriguez, 26, hid under his bed while his 24-year-old wife and 5-year-old son were taken on Wednesday by four "hooded and heavily armed individuals" who forced their way into the home in the Mucho Lote neighborhood.

The wife and son received medical attention following their release and were safe, police commander Pablo Dávila said.