UPDATE: Search for assault suspect in Aptos is over, deputies say

UPDATE 3:00 p.m.: Santa Cruz County deputies said the suspect in the Nisene Marks State Park search has been located.

Deputies said the suspect refused medical attention and the victim is not pressing charges.

UPDATE 1:25 p.m.: The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said the search for an assault suspect in Nisene Marks State Park is over.

PREVIOUS STORY: An assault suspect is on the run in Nisene Marks State Park in Aptos, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office.

Emergency communications said an adult male victim reported being assaulted by an adult male in the park around 8:43 a.m. Tuesday morning.

The Sheriff’s Office is coordinating a search effort to find the suspect with California State Parks officers.

Deputies said the victim is in stable condition.