RCMP looking for leads in stranger sexual assault
(Pattison Media file photo)
RCMP is hoping the public can help solve a report of a stranger sexual assault in West Kelowna.
A woman reported to RCMP that she had been walking down Bartley Road in West Kelowna towards Highway 97 between 6:30 a.m., and 7:00 a.m. on August 29, 2021 when she was approached by an unknown man. The woman stated that the man pulled her into some bushes and sexually assaulted her before fleeing the area on foot.
The suspect is described as a man wearing a blue shirt, a hat, and a facemask.
“Investigators are hoping that someone in the area that morning may have witnessed a part of this incident, or have seen the victim or suspect in the area,” said Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy of the Regional Kelowna RCMP. “We are asking anyone who witnessed something, or who might have surveillance video or dashcam footage to contact us.”
Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to call the West Kelowna RCMP at (250) 768-2880, remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or leave a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net