The RNC are investigating after a 24-year-old woman was assaulted on a trail in Conception Bay South on Saturday.
Between 6 and 6:30 p.m., a woman was approached from behind and assaulted by a man not known to her on the trail between Topsail Beach and Topsail Bluff.
She sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
We are investigating an assault which occurred on a trail in @TownofCBS. We are advising trail users not to travel alone until more information is available in connection with this incident. Visit our website for more on our active investigation. #YourRNC https://t.co/wjjaH18zXv
— Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (@RNC_PoliceNL) August 16, 2020
The man responsible is described as being in his fifties with short grey hair. RNC say he has an average build and is about five feet six inches tall. He was wearing light coloured cargo shorts with a royal blue short-sleeve shirt.
Police are advising people to avoid taking the trail alone, especially at night, until more information is released about the incident.
Anyone with further information is being asked to contact the RNC or Crime Stoppers.
