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Nude swimmer arrested in Seattle park assault

By Associated Press

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ASSOCIATED PRESS
A naked man ran from a Seattle police officer Tuesday after he was seen at Green Lake Park. He clung to a buoy before swimming to Duck Island where he continued to evade police for about 2 hours before being arrested.

SEATTLE » Seattle police have arrested a man accused of knocking a young brother and sister to the ground at a park, then stripping off his clothes and jumping naked into a nearby lake where he eluded police boats and divers for more than two hours.

The unidentified man was loaded into a medic unit at about 6 p.m. Tuesday. KOMO-TV reported he was bound for a local hospital for observation after his adventures at Green Lake Park.

Police say the 16-year-old girl and her 19-year-old brother were taken to a hospital by their father for evaluation. The 19-year-old reportedly suffered a broken finger and a split lip.

When officers first tried to talk to the man, Detective Jeff Kappel says he threw his sleeping bag at them and ran off.






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