Robert GrahamA San Francisco swimmer is in the hospital after he was badly beaten by carjackers Friday morning.
San Francisco police said he was attacked by two unknown suspects after he parked his car at Hyde and Beach Streets. Police and paramedics responded just before 6:00 on Friday morning, and found the victim injured. He was taken to the hospital.
The victim was identified by family and friends as Andrew Cotter, a well-known swimmer at the South End Rowing Club who frequently volunteers at the club.
Members at the Club received an email notifying them of the attack, which read, one of their members was ""badly beaten after parking his car… and he was robbed and his car was stolen."
"I am shocked that this happened," said club member Christian Einfeldt.
Joyce Shanahan, another swimmer at the club, arrived just after the attack. "I was walking in from the museum parking and I just saw a bunch of police cars," she said. "I didn’t think much of it until I heard what happened."