An appeal has been issued to identify a man who carried out a sexual assault in Vadnas Heights Tuesday evening.

The incident happened just before 8 p.m. near the intersection of Centerville Road and Pondview Drive, where a woman was walking when a man "ran up from behind, forced her off the sidewalk, and sexually assaulted her."

The woman ran to a nearby home for help after the attack and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The suspect fled the scene to the north.

Police say he is described as a clean-shaven, muscular white man in his mid-20s, about 6-foot tall, and with brown, curly hair that is short on the sides.

Police say he was wearing a black jacket and black pants and was wearing glasses that were knocked off during the struggle.

"Deputies and K9s searched the area fo

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