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Naked Man Flees From Edmonds-Woodway Girls' Locker Room

The suspect has not been caught.

A naked adult male who entered the girls' locker room at Edmonds-Woodway High School on Monday is still on the loose.

E-W principal Miriam Mickelson, in a note sent to parents, says the incident occured at about 6:30 p.m. A member of the girls' volleyball team reported the incident, and Mickelson said the man immediately ran out of the locker room, taking his belongings with him.

The school contacted the Edmonds police, who arrived a few minutes later.

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Mickelson said no other athletes were in the locker room at the time. School staff, who were unable to find the man, are now working with the police and provided them with footage taken from a surveillance camera near the gym entrance.

Police are continuing their investigation.

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"Coaches and PE teachers have been directed to keep the locker door and gym entrance locked after school hours and to ensure that students are supervised at all times in order to keep intruders from accessing our facilities and to keep our students safe," said Mickelson.

"Be assured that student safety is of the utmost importance at Edmonds- Woodway whenever our students are on our campus, and we will continue to work with law enforcement on this matter."

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