Two men dragged a woman into woods in Dartmouth, N.S., on Thursday and robbed her, police say.

Halifax Regional Police said the woman was walking near the intersection of Victoria and Jackson roads at noon when two men approached her. They forced her into the woods and stole her purse, police said.

The two robbers fled on foot.

Police searched the area and brought in the K-9 unit. Police arrested a man about a block away and are searching for a second suspect.

The woman escaped unharmed.