Viral Video Shows Marines Beaten By Teens In South OC: Report

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — Two Marines were beaten by a group of teens near the San Clemente Pier over the weekend, and Orange County authorities were searching Tuesday for the attackers.

The brawl reportedly began at around 9:15 p.m. Friday at the end of Avenida del Mar, near the San Clemente Pier, sheriff's spokesman Mike Woodroof told the Orange County Register.

The pair of Marines were treated for minor injuries to their hands, knees, stomachs and heads, but refused to go to the hospital, the report said.

While it was not clear how many teenagers attacked the Marines, Woodroof said the number was somewhere between 10 and 30.

The incident was captured on a minute-long video, which has since circulated online. In the video the Marines are seen on the ground trying to shield themselves from the attack.

One Marine told CBS Los Angeles that the crowd was setting off firecrackers and, when some debris hit him in the face, he asked the group to move on.

One of the teens then swung at the back of the victim's head, and the Marine turned around and charged his attacker, which set off the crowd, he told authorities.

The group then surrounded the two Marines and began punching and kicking them, apparently using racial slurs and curse words, Woodroof told Fox11 .

A neighbor recorded the incident, the station reported.The brawl appears to come to an end after two individuals, a man and a woman, step in, telling the group to stop, the station reported.

Woodroof said the investigation was ongoing, and the attackers could face charges that include assault with a deadly weapon and/or assault and battery.

Anyone with information regarding the incident, was asked to call San Clemente Police at 949-770-6011.

No further information was immediately available.

City News Service contributed to this report.