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A 28-year-old woman was critically injured after being stabbed multiple times in the neck while jogging along a Brooklyn waterfront path Friday night, New York City police confirmed to Digital.
The attack occurred around 8 p.m. near Shore Parkway and Bay 17th Street in Brooklyn’s Bath Beach neighborhood, according to the New York Police Department.
Police said the woman was jogging eastbound along the Shore Parkway Greenway when she suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck.
Emergency medical personnel transported her to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in critical condition.
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A 28-year-old woman was critically injured after being stabbed multiple times in the neck while jogging along the Shore Parkway Greenway in Brooklyn on Friday night, police said. (Google Maps)
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed to Digital on Saturday that the woman remained alive.
Police have not released her identity, and investigators have not identified a suspect, the spokesperson said.
The New York Post reported that the woman had been training for Sunday’s New York City Marathon, citing police sources.
In a statement to Digital, New York Road Runners (NYRR), which organizes the marathon, expressed sympathy for the victim and her family.
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The NYPD is seeking information about an attack that left a woman critically injured while jogging along a Brooklyn waterfront path. ()
“We were sad to hear of this horrible attack—our hearts are with her family and the running community,” the organization said.
NYRR also said its records show the woman had previously participated in its races but could not confirm whether she planned to run in Sunday’s marathon.
It was not immediately clear what led up to the attack or whether the victim knew her attacker.
The attack occurred along a section of the waterfront path overlooking Gravesend Bay, with views of Staten Island and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the Post reported.
Police are asking the public for help as the investigation continues.
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New York Road Runners expressed sympathy for the woman critically injured while jogging in Brooklyn, saying their thoughts were with her family and the running community. (Reuters/Brendan Mcdermid)
Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip through the department’s Crime Stoppers website. All tips are confidential.
