Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a 29-year-old woman in a forest preserve in Chicago on Saturday afternoon.
According to Forest Preserves Police of Cook County, the woman was walking in LaBagh Woods at approximately 12:30 p.m. Saturday when a man grabbed her and sexually assaulted her.
The assault occurred off-trail in a heavily wooded area on the eastern side of the preserve, approximately 500 feet from a parking lot.
The woman was taken to an area hospital for treatment after the assault, police said.
The suspect is described as a white male with a blonde beard that reached down to his chest, according to police. He was wearing a dark shirt, a black beanie hat, dark sunglasses and a black jacket with a red stripe on the side.
Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to call 911 immediately.
As a result, Forest Preserve Police are stepping up patrols in the area around LaBagh Woods.
No further information was available.
