Alexandria police detectives were canvassing a neighborhood Sunday for witnesses after a female lifeguard was raped at a pool at a condominium complex Saturday afternoon, police said.
Despite the holiday weekend, there was no one else at the pool at the time, possibly because of the cooler weather.
“It’s a very unusual crime in Alexandria — a stranger sexual assault at a public place in the middle of the day,” said Crystal Nosal, a spokeswoman for the Alexandria Police Department.
Nosal said there have not been reports of similar sexual assaults or rapes in the area. Nosal said police may work with the woman to create a composite sketch of her attacker and authorities will check to see whether any surveillance cameras in the area captured video of the suspect.
The suspect was described as a tall and thin white male in his 30s. He had short hair and dark eyes. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, light-colored jeans and a blue baseball cap.
