Woman assaulted in South Spokane park

A 62-year-old woman was assaulted late Tuesday afternoon in Upper Lincoln Park on Spokane’s south side. The woman was walking around 4 p.m. in the park, at 2100 E. Southeast Blvd., when she noticed a man in the bluff area, a news release from the Spokane Police Department said. The man followed her near a wooded area and sexually assaulted her. He then ran from the area. The woman described her attacker as a white man, between 25 and 30 years old, about 5-foot-9 and 160 pounds. She said he has short and straight jet black hair with bangs that covered his forehead. She said his eyes were very dark brown and his skin was olive. He was clean shaven with a smooth complexion. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. Witnesses are asked to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233 and ask for Detective Lebsock.