A woman jogger was able to fight off an attacker who grabbed her and forced into a wooded area of a state park on Long Island, police said Saturday.
The woman was running at about 9 p.m. Friday on a jogging trail at Belmont Lake State Park when the attack occurred, police said.
She was knocked to the ground and then forced into a wooded area. She was able to fight him off and run to a spot where other people were located, police said.
State Park police from the Robert Moses Park responded to the woman's call but were unable to find the suspect.
The state Police Benevolent Association issued a statement after the attack criticizing the state for failing to employ more park police.
"Our position is the state doesn't have a sufficient number of state park police officers," the PBA stated. "While they're continuing to hire state park police officers, it is not enough. The state is budgeting at the expense of the public."
