Police are searching for a man after a woman sustained multiple stab wounds at a location in Blacks Beach this afternoon.
Officers were called to an area off Blacks Beach Road around 12.20pm where the 23-year-old woman was located with serious injuries.
Preliminary information suggests the woman was sunbaking at the beach when she was confronted by a man unknown to her who stabbed her multiple times in the neck and body with a knife before fleeing the scene.
The woman managed to attend a nearby construction site to seek help.
She was transported to hospital in a serious condition, however her injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening.
The man is described as Caucasian, aged in his 20s with long black hair and was wearing a white t-shirt with black shorts.
He was last seen running through the residential area of Blacks Beach.
Anyone who may know the man's whereabouts is urged to contact Triple Zero (000).
