A female jogger was violently attacked during a morning run, held down at knifepoint and sexually assaulted Saturday in a park at the top of Manhattan, police officials said.
The victim was running in Inwood around 11:15 a.m. on the path along Henry Hudson Parkway when she was approached by an stranger, according to the NYPD.
Armed with a knife, police said the man sexually assaulted the woman before fleeing the area. He was last seen wearing a hooded sweatshirt with white lettering on the back of a dark moped, police said.
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WATCH HEREThe extent of the woman's injuries wasn't immediately known. Investigators were combing through the area around the path into the afternoon looking for any clues related to the attack.
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