Police are investigating a report of an assault on a hiker near the Virginia Creeper Trail bridge during Damascus Trail Days in May. If you have any information regarding the identity of the hiker, please contact Appalachian Trail NPS Ranger Eric Barron at 304-535-5093 or Damascus Police Chief Bill Nunley at 276-676-6277.
Laurie Potteiger
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Laurie Potteiger