Jogger Stabbed in Vergèze: Authorities Intensify Search for Attacker

A 44-year-old woman remains hospitalized in stable condition after a violent knife attack on a park trail in southern France.

The victim, attacked from behind while jogging on a health trail in Vergèze, suffered multiple stab wounds to the back and throat.
Her condition, initially critical, has been stabilized after prompt medical intervention and assistance from witnesses at the scene.
Authorities have deployed over 60 gendarmes, helicopters, and issued a public appeal for information to locate the unidentified suspect.
An investigation for 'attempted murder' has been launched, with the motive for the attack still unknown.
The incident has raised safety concerns in the community, recalling a similar 2016 assault on the same trail, prompting increased security measures.