Gay men attacked on Oregon beach

Police are searching for at least three men who attacked two gay men on the beach in Seaside, Oregon. Both victims were left unconscious by the beatings. The names of the two victims are being withheld, but police told KPTV that both men are from Washington state. The two men were on the beach near downtown Seaside around 3 a.m. with a group of people around a beach fire. When the two got up to walk to the water, they were assaulted. When the men regained consciousness, their attackers were gone. The pair helped each other to a nearby hotel and then transported to hospital. Police told the station they are treating the attack as a hate crime and are appealing for witnesses - particularly the other people who were with the men prior to the beating. Local residents told KPTV that Seaside is not known as unfriendly toward gays. "It's a small town. Only time it gets crazy is when there's a lot of tourists and people in town," Evan White told the station.