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Nanaimo RCMP are investigating after an irate man attacked a woman and her dogs with pepper spray and a walking stick at Invermere Beach Monday.

Mounties said the woman was walking her dogs at the off-leash dog park at around 2:45 p.m. with two friends when a man walked up to them and started screaming that he hated dogs.

The man then struck one of the four dogs with a walking stick and pepper sprayed it, according to police.

The woman then approached the man to pull her dog away and was also hit by the stick and pepper sprayed in the face.

Police said the man then walked toward another large group of dogs and their owners and began yelling that he hated dogs.

The woman left the beach with her friends and took her dog to a veterinarian. She required medical attention as well and has scheduled an x-ray for her shoulder. The dog suffered no injuries.

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The man is described as a white male, about 50 to 60 years old, 5’7” to 5’9,” with a thin build. He was wearing a Cowichan sweater, blue and red shorts, work boots and a brown baseball hat.

If anyone has information is asked to contact the Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.