Ginger-bearded man wanted in connection with sports centre assault: OPP

Provincial police are investigating an alleged assault they say happened at a sports centre in Springwater Township Monday night.

Huronia West OPP says a woman walking her two dogs around 10:30 p.m. on the north side of the sports complex parking lot at Highway 26 and Nursery Road was grabbed by an unknown man.

Police say the two fell to the ground and the woman managed to fight him off and escape with minor injuries before calling 911.

They are looking to identify a white, middle-aged man with a ginger-coloured beard, who is described as being heavy set/well-built, with a forearm tattoo. He was wearing a black t-shirt.

Police ask witnesses to the incident or anyone with information, video or dash camera footage that could assist the case to contact the OPP or Crime Stoppers.