Observant Parent Thwarted Abduction Attempt of Girl, 7, From BC School: Police

The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on March 16, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Police in Chilliwack say the attempted abduction of a seven-year-old girl from a school on Wednesday, by a man wearing a “purple bunny-like mask”, was thwarted by a concerned parent.

RCMP were called to the grounds of Chilliwack Elementary School just after 9 a.m. after a masked man was seen attempting to remove the child from the school.