Police are searching for whoever attacked a 41-year-old woman, sexually assaulting her in Central Park early Sunday. Investigators said the assault happened around 3 a.m. near 59th Street and West Drive. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to physically recover. No arrests have been made. Authorities believe the attacker was a stranger. Police are looking for a man described as 25 to 30 years old with a medium build who was wearing a white jersey and black shorts at the time of the assault. On West Drive later in the day, parkgoers were horrified by word of the attack. “Honestly, I’m in shock,” said Veroonika Tamm, who just moved to Midtown from Copenhagen. “In Europe, usually things like this don’t happen. You can go to the park all the time, and there’s no problems… everything was super safe always.” (Image: NBC New York) “That’s insane,” added Michael Cummings of Washington Heights. “Because you always think of Central Park as being somewhere that’s so safe. Sun’s going down, lights are on, I have zero concerns,” he said. “I mean I do also have the privilege of being a man in this society.” Some visitors said the violence would change how they use the park at night. “I try to avoid coming in the night, to be honest. I stay away at night,” said Prangeli Parse of Midtown. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC New York. AI tools helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC New York journalist edited the article for publication. ...read more read less