A woman who was walking her dog on Maple Ridge Road in Oro-Medonte, Ont., was attacked by an unknown man who dragged her toward a wooded area Wednesday evening, Orillia OPP say.
The woman in her 50s didn’t see her attacker since she lost consciousness, but she remembered him having a deep voice, according to police.
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The woman was treated and released from a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officers say.
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The OPP’s emergency response team and canine unit attended the scene and searched the area but didn’t find the suspect.
The Orillia crime unit is continuing the investigation.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Orillia OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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