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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - Detectives are investigating after a woman was allegedly sexually battered Monday afternoon while walking along the Seminole Wekiva Trail in Altamonte Springs, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said.

What we know:

The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was sexually battered Monday afternoon while walking along the Seminole Wekiva Trail in unincorporated Altamonte Springs.

Deputies said the victim was attacked around 4 p.m. near State Road 434 and Douglas Avenue by a man with an electric scooter. He dragged her toward a wooded area before a passerby heard her cries for help, found her and called 911.

The suspect is described as a thin Black man in his mid-20s, standing between 5-foot-7 and 6 feet tall, with short hair twists. He was l

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