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Thompson girls “shaken up” after attempted kidnapping

Local RCMP officers are still on the lookout for an individual who attempted to abduct two little girls in Thompson on the evening Friday, Aug. 11.
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Local RCMP officers are still on the lookout for an individual who attempted to abduct two little girls in Thompson on the evening Friday, Aug. 11.

According to a press release from the RCMP, the two friends, ages seven and eight, were playing at the Rotary Park on Deerwood Drive around 9:30 p.m. when a masked individual excited a vehicle and attempted to pull them off a swing set. Luckily, an unknown female bystander stopped by to offer the girls assistance and the abductor fled the area in a pick-up truck, possibly a blue Dodge Ram.

According to Kristen Jonasson, the mother of the seven-year-old, the two girls are physically unharmed aside from some scratches that they received on their arms from trying to hold onto to the swings as the suspect tried to pull them off.

“The girls are kind of shaken up,” said Jonasson in an interview with CBC News. “I’m very relieved and thankful for the lady who drove by. Trying not to think ‘what if?’ but it’s hard. I’m just loving up my girls and thankful that it didn’t turn out any worse.”

In that same interview, Jonasson said the witness who stopped the potential abduction also helped the girls unlock their bikes and escorted them home.

As of this publication, this woman has not been identified outside of the fact that she was possibly driving a dark coloured Jeep and had a dog with her. The RCMP would still like to speak with her about the attempted kidnapping.

“This is a very concerning incident and the Thompson RCMP are taking every measure to track down the suspect,” said RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Paul Manaigre in the same release. “We need anyone who may have seen something or may have information to contact us immediately. We also ask that parents in the Thompson area to be vigilant and to take this opportunity to speak to their children about what to do if approached by a stranger.”

While the suspect is still on the loose, Jonasson is thankful the girls are safe and remains hopeful that the assailant can be brought to justice.

“I’m sorry that it had to happen to my girl, but I’m just hopeful that they catch him, because if it wasn’t my girls, maybe it could have been something worse for somebody else’s kids next time,” she said in her CBC interview. “I just hope this guy gets found and dealt with.”

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909.

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