A Swiss hostage abducted two years ago made a daring dawn escape Saturday from Islamist extremists in the Philippines , the military said . During the escape , Lorenzo Vinciguerra , 49 , seized one of his captor 's bladed weapons and attacked a guard and a kidnapper , said Col. Restituto Padilla , a spokesman for the Philippine military . Vinciguerra wounded the two and fled , prompting other Abu Sayyaf rebels to shoot at him , Padilla told CNN affiliate 9TV . He suffered a minor injury on his cheek . He fled while Philippine soldiers were conducting law enforcement operations in the area , Chester Ian Ramos , a local joint task force spokesman , told state-run Philippine News Agency . `` So the troops who were operating on the ground were able to recover him in that area of Barangay Timpook , where that incident happened , where they were operating , '' Padilla said . Ramons said he escaped about 5:20 a.m. local time . He was treated at a nearby base hospital for wounds that were n't life-threatening , authorities said . A second hostage , Dutchman Ewold Horn , 52 , is still being held by the Abu Sayyaf militant group .
Lorenzo Vinciguerra fled while soldiers conducted law enforcement operations . During the escape , Vinciguerra , 49 , suffered a minor injury . He was taken to an area hospital where he died from his injuries later that day.