Another nervous night was spent on Saturday in the northwestern part of PEI.
Residents have been asked to keep doors locked and to remain vigilant as a manhunt continues for a man who is believed to be armed and dangerous.
RCMP continues to search the area for the man after an attack at Seacow Pond Beach the night before.
One nearby resident who was outside Saturday evening, says on social media, that she saw a person with a dark mask near a farm field and quickly went inside and locked the doors and windows and called police. The masked person went back into a wooded area on what might have been an ATV.
RCMP arrived and began to search the area.
How things unfolded Friday night around 9.30….
The Mounties began looking for the suspect who was armed with a sword and attacked three people at Seacow Pond Beach.
The suspect was wearing a dark surgical mask and carried a sword. He attacked a woman and youth and then left on foot. The third person was not injured. Constable Gavin Moore of the RCMP says they were approached on the beach by an unknown man.
A 42-year old woman suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries while the young person suffered minor injuries. Any motive behind the attacks is still unknown. Constable Moore says this type of attack is “exceptionally rare” in PEI.
The sword was described as “large, clearly sharpened weapon.”
An alert was issued during the evening which was later dropped.
The suspect is about 5-10 and was wearing a mask and possibly a green hoodie.
RCMP have several units, a police dog and drone searching in the area.
Contact the RCMP at 902-853-9300 if you have any information.
