A woman was assaulted while neighbors say she was gardening in the front yard of her Bixby Knolls home Wednesday night.

Long Beach police launched a search of the suspect at about 5:15 p.m. when they were called to the scene at 45th Street and Gundry Avenue, said Marlene Arrona, a police spokeswoman.

Police only said the unidentified woman was injured and taken to a hospital for evaluation. She was reported in stable condition.

Officers, a department helicopter and a trained police dogs conducted an extensive search for the perpetrator, who remains on the loose, she said. The investigation is ongoing.

Police have not publicly named a suspect.

It was unclear if the woman knew her attacker, or if the assault was random.