Police have released a composite sketch of the man who sexually assaulted a woman last October in Surrey's Hawthorne Park.

The attack took place around 2 p.m. PT on Oct. 15, 2017, when the woman was grabbed from behind, pulled off a park trail and sexually assaulted.

After the attack, the suspect ran off. The woman was injured in the attack but was able to leave the park for help, and was taken to hospital by a family member.

The incident was not reported to police until April 9.

The RCMP immediately began an investigation and created a composite sketch.

The suspect is described as:

Adult male

Possibly mixed race or indigenous

Approximately five feet eight inches to five feet nine inches tall

Short black hair

Short, well-groomed beard

Brown eyes

Flat, broad nose

At the time of the attack, the suspect was wearing:

Blue basketball-style shorts with a stripe down the side

Blue matching jacket

White shirt

Black backpack

Investigators are also looking for people who were in the park at the time of the assault.

Anyone who may have seen or heard anything that may relate to this incident is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502. Anyone who prefers to make an anonymous report can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or solvecrime.ca.