Two men suspected of raping a woman on the beach were arrested over the weekend in Ocean Shores.
At around 10 p.m. on Saturday, a woman called 911 asking for help because she was feeling suicidal, Ocean Shores Police wrote in a news release.
Police officers then responded to the woman at a campfire just north of the Chance a La Mer beach approach. She was with two men and another woman, and the victim asked the officers to get her away from the other people.
Once she was away, the woman told officers that she had been sexually assaulted by the two men, and another man who left the area before the officers were called.
She reported that the other woman present saw what happened and did not intervene.
The victim is a 31-year-old woman from Olympia, while the two arrested suspects are both 54, also from Olympia, and were identified as transients.
The victim had only recently met the two men and the woman, and came to Ocean Shores with them. The unidentified suspect apparently was on the beach and joined the group at their campfire before the assault occurred.
The victim was transported to Grays Harbor Community Hospital for a sexual assault forensic examination. Police say the woman’s injuries corroborate what she reported to the officers.
Both men were arrested on suspicion of rape and booked into Grays Harbor County Jail. The other female in the group was interviewed and released, but charges against her could be filed at a later date.
The third male has not been identified, and was only described as a Latino male. Police are still investigating to learn his identity.