A woman reported an attempted sexual assault while jogging near East High School Wednesday night, Anchorage police said.
The woman was running in a wooded area on the trail system south of the intersection of Bragaw Street and Northern Lights Boulevard when an unidentified man attacked her from behind, police said in a statement. The woman was able to fight off her attacker and sought assistance from a passerby, police said.
The runner described her assailant as a man in his late teens or early 20s with short-cropped hair. The suspect fled the area on foot and was still at large Thursday night, police said.
The case is being investigated by the Anchorage Police Department. Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to contact police at 907-786-8900 or Crimestoppers at 907-561-STOP.