Meditating man in San Francisco’s Tenderloin punched in face, robbed

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A man who was “meditating on the curb” with his eyes closed in San Francisco’s Tenderloin was punched in the face by a robber who took his mobile phone and wallet, authorities said.

The victim, described only as a 43-year-old man, lost consciousness and was treated at a local hospital following the assault at Turk and Larkin streets shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday, according to the San Francisco Police Department.

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Authorities said the man has since been released form the hospital.

The suspect, identified only as male, fled the scene.

Police did not say what the victim was meditating about. They did say he had been drinking alcohol.

Steve Rubenstein is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: srubenstein@sfchronicle.com