Woman, teenage children assaulted at Cultus Lake, RCMP say

RCMPsay they are looking for witnessesafter awoman and herchildren were assaulted in a popular shorefront area ofCultusLake in Chilliwack, B.C., over the weekend.

Police said officers were called to a fight at Entrance Bay on Saturday evening. A statement said a group of men had "allegedly directed a number of racial slurs" toward a woman and her two teenage children.

Mounties said the teenagerswere taken to hospital, treated for undisclosed injuries and later released.

Cultus Lake would have been busy with beachgoersduring the heatwave on Saturday.Entrance Bay, in particular,is a typically crowdedarea.

"Investigators believe the incident would have drawn attention," said RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Rail.

Anyone who saw or recorded the incident on their cellphone or through a dashcam is asked to call RCMP at 604-792-4611.