Mounties are searching for a suspect after a woman narrowly escaped a sexual assault in Whistler Village early Thursday morning.
Sgt. Rob Knapton said the woman was walking home from a nightclub at around 2 a.m. when she was attacked.
“While walking on a short path in the area of Whistler Way and Village Gate she encountered a male who grabbed her and pulled her into a ditch,” Knapton said in a release.
The man tried to sexually assault the victim, but she was able to fight back and break free.
Mounties said they were able to seize several pieces of evidence from the scene with help from a police dog, but they have yet to identify a suspect.
The suspect is described as a South Asian man, roughly six feet tall with a medium build. The suspect was wearing a khaki jacket, possibly a hoodie and may have sustained scratches or bruises from when the victim fought back.
Anyone with information can contact the Whistler RCMP detachment at 604-932-3044 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
