[PALMBEACHPOST] A woman who made a late-night stop Saturday at a Loxahatchee Groves nudist colony told police she was stabbed early Sunday by a young man.Police had no motive, no witnesses and no suspect Sunday afternoon.
The woman, who has not been identified, told Sunsport Gardens manager Morley Schloss from the hospital Sunday that her wounds were not severe.
"We're very happy that she's OK," Schloss told The Palm Beach Post. "I've been living here for 17 years and we're never had anything like this."
The woman, 18, arrived at the resort on North Road late Saturday by bicycle for a pit stop on her journey from Georgia to the Keys. Thinking she had found a campground, Schloss said it pleased her to to find out she had stumbled upon a nudist resort. She enjoyed dancing to music played by a live band Saturday night.
In the morning, wanting to explore the resort's 40 acres, the woman went out on the nature trail. A person described by the woman to Schloss as "young" confronted and stabbed her about 9:30 a.m. It is unknown whether the assailant resided at the resort.
When the woman emerged from the trail, walking, two Sunsport guests saw her and called for help, Schloss said. Authorities flew her to a hospital, although they didn't say which one.
Sunsport, in the tiny, rural town west of Royal Palm Beach, had space in 2010 for 133 trailers and tents.
Dogs aided by a sheriff's helicopter searched the area, Schloss said. The heavy law-enforcement presence eased his mind. Still, he said, he's trying to understand what happened.
"It's really scary. It's not anything we've ever had before," he said. "It's not anything we'd ever expect to happen again."