(NEW YORK) — Four instructors from Cornell College in Iowa were injured in a “serious incident” while overseas in China, the university said in a statement Monday.

The incident took place in a public park in Jilin City, China, on Sunday, according to the statement.

Cornell College has a partnership with Beihua University and the instructors were accompanied by a local faculty member when the incident occurred, the university said.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds released a statement on X Monday, saying she’s been in contact with Iowa’s federal delegation and the state department “in response to this horrifying attack.

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“Please pray for their full recovery, safe return, and their families here at home,” Reynolds wrote.

In a statement, the Department of State said it was “aware of reports of a stabbing incident in Jilin, People’s Republic of China.

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“We are monitoring the situation and have no further comments at this time,” the department’s statement read.

Cornell College is a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

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