Police hunt abductor caught on CCTV

CCTV operators managed to record the entire incident. Click below to see it frame-by-frame.

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Detectives hunting a man caught on CCTV attempting to abduct a 16-year-old girl have received about 70 calls from the public.

It is understood that several of the callers named the same man, and police say they are following up a number of promising leads.

The incident took place on York Road, Adwick, in Doncaster, at 0300 BST on Friday.

The CCTV footage shows a man walking on a footpath next to the teenager before picking her up and dragging her into some bushes.

After a struggle the girl managed to escape from the man.

'Next time'

CCTV camera operators captured the attack after being alerted by an off-duty police officer who was concerned after seeing the girl walking on her own.

But although uniformed officers arrived at the scene within minutes the suspect managed to escape through an underpass.

The suspect is believed to be in his 50s

Detective Inspector Ray Turnbull said: "She has been very lucky but I am worried that he may try to do this again and next time the girl involved may not be so lucky."

He added that a number of people had phoned the police suggesting possible suspects.

"We've had numerous calls. We have to look at each one in turn."

The victim's mother told the BBC: "I hate to think what could have happened.

"I'm frightened to let her go out."

Police have released an e-fit of the man they are hunting.

He is described as 5 ft 10 in tall, aged in his 50s, with a big build and light coloured hair.