The suspect was seen earlier in the day masturbating in the bushes

A woman jogging at the popular Westwood Lake trail near Nanaimo on Saturday was accosted by a naked man in a gorilla mask who tried to sexually assault her.

Woman was near the 1 km mark on the trail about 5:45 p.m. when the naked man grabbed her around the leg and rubbed against her. She was able to kick him off and run away, but he caught up to her again at the 2 km mark. This time he was wearing shiny black jogging pants.