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\n\t\tThe schoolboy was walking through the Rainworth nature reserve in Nottinghamshire on Friday when a \u2018disguised man leapt out of the undergrowth\u2019 (Picture: Google)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tThe schoolboy was walking through the Rainworth nature reserve in Nottinghamshire on Friday when a \u2018disguised man leapt out of the undergrowth\u2019 (Picture: Google)<\/p>\n
A 13-year-old boy has claimed he was grabbed by a mask man at a nature reserve and only escaped after hitting his attacker with a rock. <\/p>\n
The schoolboy was walking through the Rainworth nature reserve in Nottinghamshire on Friday when a \u2018disguised man leapt out of the undergrowth\u2019. <\/p>\n
The man, thought to be in his 30s, managed to grab the boy\u2019s wrists, but he managed to escape after hitting his attacker\u2019s knuckles with a rock who grunted as he let go. <\/p>\n
The boy\u2019s mum told\u00a0Nottinghamshire Live<\/a>: \u2018He told me he was grabbed by a man who jumped out of a bush and got his wrists, and I was just like \u201cwhat do you mean?\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s an area he has known as he was growing up and I sometimes take the dogs there, so you just don\u2019t expect anything like that to happen.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/p>\n Start your day informed with Metro’s News Updates<\/a><\/strong> newsletter or get Breaking News<\/a> <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n \u2018It is really scary to think of what could have happened.\u2019<\/p>\n The teenager was able run away but fell into some high ferns and hid until he thought it was safe to come out. <\/p>\n He said the suspect is around 5\u201910 tall, and he was wearing a black mask, hoodie and jogging bottoms. <\/p>\n Nottinghamshire\u00a0Police\u00a0said: \u2018We are investigating reports of an incident near Rufford Colliery Lane, Rainworth, at around 5.15pm on Friday, July 4.<\/p>\n \u2018This would have been an extremely upsetting incident for the boy involved and we are determined to uncover exactly what happened.<\/p>\n \u2018Extensive inquiries have taken place in the local area \u2013 including at nearby hospital facilities.<\/p>\n \u2018As our investigation into what happened continues, anyone with additional information is asked to call 101 quoting incident 553 of July 4, 2025.\u2019<\/p>\n Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow
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