Vernon Abduction Attempt

Vernon RCMP are investigating an attempted abduction.

A 12-year-old girl says she was approached by a man in a pick-up truck after getting off her school bus Thursday afternoon near the Rodeo Grounds on Westside Road.

"A male in an older, red pick-up asked the victim if she wanted to get in. When she declined, the male became increasingly persistent and frustrated," says Corporal Henry Proce.

"Eventually, he yelled at the girl to get into his vehicle. At that point she started running and didn't stop until she reached her residence a kilometre away."

Proce says the girl was not able to provide a make, model or licence plate number of the suspect vehicle.

The male is described as Caucasian, approximately 80 years old with dark gray curly hair and was highly intoxicated at the time.