Police are investigating after a woman said a man approached her from behind and put a towel over her head in an attempted kidnapping near North Lido Beach Park, the Sarasota Police Department said in a news release. A 51-year-old woman told officers at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, April 2, she parked her rental car in the parking lot of Lido Beach on Ben Franklin Drive and began walking north on the beach while talking on the phone with a friend. Once the woman turned around the head back south, that's when she ran into the man she believes attempted to kidnap her. The woman was able to escape with minor injuries and report what happened to authorities, police said. For more: https://bit.ly/3KxUrqd ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay