Mounties in Port Coquitlam are searching for three men after a security guard was attacked at a construction site early Sunday morning.
Cpl. Jamie Chung said the attack happened at around 3:30 a.m. as Hoshiear Singh Bajwa, 65, was patrolling the site at Pitt River Community Middle School on Tyner Street.
Baijwa was attacked by three men and beaten with a steel pipe, according to police.
He managed to call 911 and was found at around 3 a.m. with serious injuries to his eye and gashes that required more than 50 stitches.
Chung said Baijwa is recovering in hospital with extensive injuries to his face.
Police are searching for three suspects. The victim was able to give a description of one of the suspects, a white male, about 5-7 tall, who was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt with a stripe.
Chung said it is too early in the investigation to determine a motive of the attack.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
