A MAJOR search involving a police helicopter is underway after a man attacked a woman in a park this afternoon.
The woman was injured in City Bank Park in Cirencester at around 2pm today, Thursday, February 1 by a man who is believed to have been carrying a knife.
She is being treated by paramedics, although her injuries are not believed to be serious.
It is not yet clear whether the injuries were caused by a knife.
A manhunt is now underway for the suspect - who is not believed to be known to the woman - with assistance from the National Police Air Service.
The offender is described as being slim, around 5ft 11ins to 6ft tall and is wearing a black puffer jacket with a covering across his face and black gloves.
Police said the incident may be linked to an earlier report of a man who followed a woman near Tesco Express in Chesterton Lane at around 1pm today.
The description given of the suspect in this incident is similar.
Extra patrols are taking place in the area while searches for the offender continue.
Anyone who sees someone they believe to be the suspect should call 999 quoting incident 194 of February 1.
City Bank Park is a nature reserve located in the south of Cirencester, near the A429 Swindon Road.
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