SWANSEA, Mass. (WPRI) — Investigators are searching for a man who tried to lure two 13-year-old girls into his car in Swansea Thursday afternoon.

The man approached the teenagers, who were walking down the bike path off of Milford Road, and asked if they wanted a ride just before 3 p.m., according to Swansea Police Lt. Mark Foley.

Foley said the girls took off running toward a nearby Target for help after he asked them a second time.

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