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RCMP looking for witnesses to attempted sexual assault in Courtenay

Comox Valley RCMP are looking for witnesses to an attempted sexual assault at Courtenay’s Simms Millennium Park. A woman said someone pushed her and tried to take her pants off as she was leaving the park bathroom about 5:45 p.m. on Oct.
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Comox Valley RCMP are looking for witnesses to an attempted sexual assault at Courtenay’s Simms Millennium Park.

A woman said someone pushed her and tried to take her pants off as she was leaving the park bathroom about 5:45 p.m. on Oct. 12, police said.

The person, believed to have been a man, was wearing a black hoodie, yellow socks and white running shoes.

Investigators believe that an unidentified female might have interrupted the assault, and would like to speak to her or anyone else who was in the area.

Police ask anyone with information to call Comox Valley RCMP at 250-338-1321, referring to file 2018-14574, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).