Dad saves daughter mid-abduction in Queens park

WOODHAVEN, Queens (PIX11) -- One little girl's Dad is truly her hero.

An 11-year-old girl was riding her bike along a path with her 31-year-old father in Forest Park, Queens on Monday just after 4:30 p.m., police say. That's when a man suddenly snatched the girl off her bike and began dragging her into the woods, according to authorities.

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Officials say the man then punched the girl in her face and thigh, obstructed her breathing, and sexually assaulted her.