Man boxed in on a bridge in state's west bashed, abducted and probably murdered, police believe A MAN was boxed in on a country bridge, bashed, abducted and probably murdered, police believe. South Australian man Gordon Hamm was travelling as a passenger across a bridge in Nelson in Western Victoria in the dead of night last Wednesday when a vehicle coming from the South Australian side stopped him. A car almost simultaneously arrived from behind, trapping him on the bridge. He was then dragged from the silver Toyota Corolla sedan, bashed and abducted by two men carrying guns. He has not been sighted since and all police checks have found no indication that he is alive. The woman who had been driving the Toyota was told by his captors to flee the scene. She is assisting police with their inquiries. Mr Hamm had been in the Victorian town of Portland shopping and was heading home to Mt Gambier in South Australia when he was grabbed at 4am. Detective Inspector John Potter of Homicide Squad said he had been subjected to a "vicious assault" before being taken away. He described the case "extraordinary" and said it had clearly been planned by people who were aware of Mr Hamm's movements.