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UPDATE

South Charleston Police and Kanawha County Sheriff's Investigators are no longer treating the person seen in school bus surveillance video as a suspect in a string of alleged abduction attempts.

The person seen, who has not been identified, is believed to have mental disabilities and was using the busses' cross walk to get to a nearby business.

Investigators, however, are still looking for a white van connected to an alleged attempted abduction in Saint Albans on Winfield Road.

Original Story: The South Charleston Police Department and the Kanawha Bureau of Investigation are investigating an alleged attempted abduction, and it appears to have been caught on tape.

The South Charleston Police Department said Thursday that it obtained video footage from a Kanawha County school bus. That bus was traveling on Jefferson Road Wednesday. That's where an older man reportedly tried to abduct a as she crossed the road after getting off the bus. 

Police said that it looks like two people are working together. According to investigators, one man is described as 50-60 years old. He has discolored teeth; he's balding with gray hair and heavy-set. The man may also have a bad eye. Police have not released a description of the other man.  Both are reportedly traveling in a white cargo van.

The FBI said Thursday that it's looking into the possibility that the four reported attempted abductions in Kanawha, Wayne and Mingo County are related. Investigators said it could be same duo.

Anyone with information is asked to contact  the South Charleston Police Department at 304-744-4666 or the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office at 304-357-0169.