Authorities are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a University of North Georgia student while she was on her evening run.

The assault occurred between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Wednesday along the Lake Zwerner reservoir trail in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County sheriff’s Lt. Chris Pfrogner said.

The 19-year-old victim described the man as having a beard with short brown hair who looked between ages 20 and 40. He was also wearing a dark blue or black shirt.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office at 706-864-3633.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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