Lawrence police were searching Tuesday for a naked man who tried to grab a teenager off her bike.

The 17-year-old Lawrence girl told police she was riding her bicycle near the Eighth Street boat ramp in North Lawrence, when the incident occurred.

“She observed a white male in his late 40s — wearing only footwear — standing in her path,” police spokeswoman Kim Murphree said of the girl’s report. “She was able to ride past him when he reached for her.”

Police said the girl was not injured.

Officers are looking for a white male suspect, who’s about 5 feet 10 inches tall, has shoulder-length dark hair, a light mustache, a pot belly, a muscular build, and is balding.

Information about the incident should be reported to Crimestoppers, at 843-TIPS.