Police have launched an appeal to locate the driver of a vehicle captured on CCTV in the vicinity of where a woman was allegedly assaulted in Noosa Heads on April 18.
It will be alleged a 34-year-old local woman was walking down a thoroughfare between Noosa Parade and Hastings Street around 5.20am, when a man not known to her exited a vehicle and approached.
The man then tried to engage verbally with the woman before allegedly grabbing her and attempting to push her to the ground.
The woman managed to struggle free and fled to a nearby business where police were immediately contacted.
The man then left the scene in a vehicle.
Ongoing investigations by detectives led to the arrest yesterday of a 22-year-old Sunshine Beach man who was charged with one count each of assault with intent to commit rape and deprivation of liberty.
Police are hoping to locate a potential witness, the driver of a dual cab Amarok seen on CCTV braking on Noosa Parade as the man's vehicle reverses away from the area straight after the alleged assault.
A further appeal has been launched to loate three women who spoke to the man at a taxi rank on Noosa Drive at around 2.25am. At around 4.35am at the same taxi rank, two men were also given a lift by a man in a vehicle matching the same description as the alleged offender.
Detectives are urging all of the potential witnesses to come forward in order to assist with investigations.
