The Girl aged 7 was taken into the woods in the Droylsden area before making it back to her family a short time later.
Greater Manchester Police has now launched an urgent manhunt after the stranger took the young girl into the woods.
Officers confirmed the seven year old was taken away by a man before being reunited with her family a short time later.
#APPEAL | We're wanting to speak to this man after a girl (aged seven) was taken into the woods by a stranger in #Droylsden earlier.
— GMP Tameside South and West (@GMPTamesideS) August 17, 2022
Thankfully the girl was re-united with her family a short time later.
Seen him? Call 999. Contact us with any other info quoting 2270 of 17/08. pic.twitter.com/uZi1dxg6VL
Detectives believe the girl was taken by a man on Warne Avenue in Droylsden into woods near the disused railway track towards Manchester Road.
GMP tweeted: “We’re wanting to speak to this man after a girl (aged seven) was taken into the woods by a stranger in Droylsden earlier.
“Thankfully the girl was re-united with her family a short time later.
“We have a large number of officers in the area while extensive searches for the suspect take place.
“Seen him? Call 999. Contact us with any other info quoting 2270 of 17/08.”