NSW girl grabbed during cross country run A MAN dressed in black has attempted to abduct a teenage girl who became separated from other competitors during a school cross country run in Sydney. The man tried to grab the 14-year-old during the event organised by Woolooware High School, police said. The man had a black cloth covering his face when he got out of a black van and tried to snatch her in Sturt Road, Woolooware, about 12.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday. The distraught girl managed to fight him off before she ran to her school and raised the alarm. "She is obviously upset," Superintendent Greg Antonjuk told reporters on Wednesday. This is a most unpleasant incident especially for a girl of her tender years. A NSW Education spokesman said the school has arranged counselling for the girl. "The stranger danger message has been reinforced at the school and parents will be asked to reinforce it at home," he said in a statement. The man has been described as Caucasian, about 30 years old, 180cm tall and having a medium build. He had tanned skin, shaggy dark blond hair and was wearing a black hooded jumper and black track pants. The black van had a sliding door on the driver's side and a scratch on the driver's door. It may have displayed black and yellow registration plates that start with the letters BA.