Woman raped at British tourist attraction; attacker still at large

A rapist is on the loose after a woman was attacked on a coastal path at a British tourist resort. The woman was attacked on a coastal path in Cornwall.

The rape occurred at around 6pm on Wednesday, June 19, at North Cliffs, near Bassett Cove in Portreath. Cornwall Police said they had received reports that a woman had been sexually assaulted by an unknown man.

The victim fled the scene after the incident and walked towards Godrevy. The suspect was described as white, approximately 1.80 m tall, slim and with dark brown hair that was approximately 5 cm long. He was wearing a dark T-shirt, dark jeans and dark sneakers.

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Det Insp Dan McKenzie said: “The woman is currently being cared for by specially trained officers. Our investigation into this incident is ongoing and I would urge anyone who was in the area at the time and may have seen anything that could assist our investigation to come forward.”

“Anyone who may have seen this man or anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police on 101 quoting 50240152507.”