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Mother says stranger tried to lead two girls away at Jacksonville Zoo park
A Jacksonville mother says a man approached her 5-year-old daughter and a friend at a park inside the zoo on Friday and claimed he knew their families. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating; the zoo reportedly notified police the next day.
A man approached two young girls at a park inside the Jacksonville Zoo on Friday afternoon and tried to coax them away, according to the mother of one of the children. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report.