Woman recovering after incident in Costa Mesa hotel hot tub
The unidentified 20-year-old guest, an apparent victim of a sexual assault, is recovering after being found naked and barely conscious at the Ramada Limited & Suites, police say.
Police detectives today were trying to find out how a woman wound up floating naked and barely conscious in a Costa Mesa hotel hot tub.
The unidentified 20-year-old woman, a guest at the Ramada Limited & Suites, was discovered Sunday about 7 a.m. when a hotel employee went to unlock the spa area for another guest, said Costa Mesa Police Lt. Paul Dondero.
Police responded to a report of a possible drowning, but when they arrived they found the woman breathing and floating face up in the water, he said.
"She's fine now," Dondero said, adding that the woman, an apparent victim of a sexual assault, was taken to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, where she was examined and released Sunday.
"Our detectives are trying to determine what happened," Dondero said.
No suspect has been identified.
Police did not reveal any details of the investigation, including whether the woman was staying with other guests.
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