Anchorage police say a woman was knocked unconscious and stabbed Sunday afternoon on the Chester Creek bike trail in East Anchorage.
At around 12:20 p.m., the Anchorage Police Department responded to the report. The victim told police she had just crossed the pedestrian bridge over Northern Lights Boulevard and was headed south toward Goose Lake. She was ”walking and texting” along the bike trail when an unknown person approached her from behind and knocked her unconscious, a statement from APD says.
“When she regained consciousness, she felt someone rummaging through her pockets,” police say, adding that she also realized she’d been stabbed in the lower back.
Her attacker then fled the scene on foot. Nothing was taken, the victim says.
Medics transported the woman to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries, which do not appear to be life-threatening.
There is no suspect information available at this time, police say.
Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call APD at 786-8900.