A real life Freddy Quell ?
Police chasing naked man swimming in the water ..
http://blog.seattlepi.co...ds-at-green-lake/#7191-7 Seattle police arrested a man who tackled a 16-year-old girl and young man at Green Lake, and went into the water naked as officers tried to catch him.
“We don’t believe he has any weapons,” Sgt. Sean Whitcomb said, “especially considering the temperature of the water.”
The incident began about 3:20 p.m. near East Green Lake Way North and Ashworth Avenue North. Police say they have no idea what provoked the man to tackle the girl and 19-year-old man. “He tackled them like a linebacker,” said a witness. Officers initially reported different ages for the victims.
Police arrested the naked man two hours later after a bizarre pursuit that included the man swimming to the middle of the lake where he clung to an orange buoy and a foot chase on nearby Duck Island. At one point the man swam under a police boat and as officers looked for him his hand could be seen be people onshore clinging under the bow of the boat.
He continued to evade officers, running through thick bushes on Duck Island and emerging multiple times in a sprint as he ran back into the water.
During the pursuit dozens of people gathered on shore watching the scene as news helicopters covered it live from overhead. People standing on a nearby dock said that the man was obviously in excellent shape as he easily swam away from boats and outmaneuvered officers on Duck Island.
For their safety uniformed police were under orders not to enter the water while divers tried to apprehend the man
Edited by user Tuesday, September 4, 2012 10:00:41 PM(UTC)
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