Long-time NHL enforcer Georges Laraque was involved in helping prevent a 7-year-old girl from being kidnapped in a Montreal park Saturday afternoon.

According to CBC, a 24-year-old man approached and attempted to leave with the girl before witnesses and family members quickly noticed, and prevented the abduction.

"It was surreal," Laraque said. "The park was full of people everywhere."

Laraque, who was taking part in a celebrity softball game, then ran over to the scene, joining a large group of vigilantes that helped detain the suspect until authorities arrived.

"I just wanted to make sure that if he got up that I was going to tackle him right away," Laraque said.

The man is being questioned by police.

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