Hunt for man who sexually assaulted British tourist in New York's Central Park

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The attacker molested his victim near the Central Park Carousel on Thursday night
He was wearing a red tank top, gray shorts and a baseball cap
The attack comes three weeks after the Guardian Angels anti-crime volunteers starting patrolling the park again for one night a week

Published: 16:53 EST, 5 September 2015 | Updated: 22:32 EST, 5 September 2015

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Police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a 22-year-old British tourist in Central Park.

Surveillance footage captured images of the man, who was wearing a red tank top and gray shorts as well as a baseball cap, as he fled the park following the attack.

The man molested his victim, who is from England, near the Central Park Carousel Thursday night, according to the New York Daily News.

Police are searching for this man, who sexually assaulted a 22-year-old British tourist in Central Park

The man molested his victim, who is from England, near the Central Park Carousel Thursday night

Officials said the woman was not injured. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.

Just three weeks ago the Guardian Angels volunteers made a pointed return to the park for the first time in more than two decades - citing a 26 per cent rise in crime there so far this year.

The crime-fighting squad in red jackets and berets said they would patrol the park for one night a week. It is not known if they were in the park on Thursday.

They were a familiar sight around New York City in the 1980s and 90s, when it suffered from more lawlessness.

Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa said last month that crime had 'got better' until recently. 'That's why you need to nip it in the bud now,' he added.