this was not the first time something like this has happened on the path that runs across the eatons expressway. a couple of people have been attacked on this trail. he uses the path every day. he tries to be respectful of women space. >> i give the ladies in front of me enough room so that they feel safe. it is always a suit we'rwd thing. >> >> says he is appalled by what happened last night. will be working with police to try to make the area safe. police have only released a vague description >> a man tried to sexually assault a 14 year-old girl it happened about 8:00 a.m. yesterday morning. police say the girl was forced into an alley where she says the man tried to rape her. >> they began scouring the area. that has been almost a week since the 20 year-old went missing. today there is a positive sign to provide his family a bit of hope finding answers. a volunteer k-9 unit led searchers from here directly to the lakefront. the father of austin hunter continued his run of the search. his son as a university of chicago junior went missing last wednesday night. with the k-9 unit to a rocky ar