Hiker sexually assaulted near Union Creek
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Jackson County authorities are looking for a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a woman who had been hiking near Union Creek.
The Mail Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1OebKeN ) that the woman told police she was attacked on Saturday on the Natural Bridge Trail.
The sheriff's department says the victim had been able to escape and called police.
The suspect has been described as a man in his 40s with a beard and tattoos covering his left arm.
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Information from: Mail Tribune, http://www.mailtribune.com/