Good Samaritans help thwart attempted kidnapping along SF's Embarcadero
Briefly

An attempted kidnapping occurred along The Embarcadero in San Francisco, involving a grandmother and her 2-year-old granddaughter. Witness Alyssa Zionc described a chaotic scene where the attacker aggressively screamed at the grandmother, claiming the child as her own. Zionc observed the grandmother's selfless struggle, using her body to shield the toddler from harm. Despite a call to police, they responded too far away to assist in time. The grandmother's desperate attempts to find help included knocking on car windows, showing her determination to protect her granddaughter.
Alyssa Zionc described the scene of the attempted kidnapping, stating, 'It wasn't until she, the attacker, was starting to scream obscenities and really vulgar information about this baby that things felt like they took a turn.'
Zionc explained the grandmother's fierce protection of her granddaughter: 'She was like, throwing her whole body protecting this baby... she was getting hits from the attacker like the push, pull and yes, the attacker had hands on that baby.'
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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