A student at Dakota Ridge High School who was running around Hine Lake Monday was grabbed by a suspect, but was able to escape and get to safety.<\/p>\n
On Monday between 3:50 and 4 p.m., the athlete was running on a dirt path along the north side of Hine Lake when an unknown person \u2014 only identified as a man \u2014 lunged at her and grabbed her around the waist with both of his arms, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported.<\/p>\n
The student yelled and was able to break away from the person.<\/p>\n
The man was described as white and between 30 to 40 years old. He was between 5 feet, 6 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches. He was wearing jeans, a dark baseball hat, dark tennis shoes and a shirt (unknown color), the sheriff’s office said.<\/p>\n
The sheriff’s office said they believe this was an attempted child abduction.<\/p>\n
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