U.S. embassy worker in Ukraine dies after suspected park assault

Investigators work at the scene of the accident following the death of an employee of the U.S. embassy in Ukraine, who was found unconscious by railway tracks in a park in Kyiv, Ukraine September 30, 2020. Courtesy of Facebook/Chief of the Department of Communications of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Artem Shevchenko/Social Media via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) - An American woman working at the U.S. embassy in Ukraine's capital Kyiv died after a suspected assault in a park near the mission, authorities said, and a search was underway for the possible perpetrator.

Ukrainian police said a passerby found the woman unconscious with a head injury, wearing running gear and headphones in the area of western Kyiv. She was taken to hospital, where she died.