A Polish tourist was repeatedly raped in front of her boyfriend who was beaten and robbed by the same group of men on Italy's popular Rimini beach, police say.

Italian news reports say that the 26-year-old Polish woman was raped by four men early Saturday on a secluded stretch of beach in the Adriatic town on Italy's eastern coast.

Her partner, also 26, passed out after being beaten on the head and robbed, reports said.

A 26-year-old Polish woman was repeatedly raped by a group of men on Italy's popular Rimini beach, police say. Pictured above, Italian Scientific Police investigate the site of the incident

The woman's partner, also 26, passed out after being beaten on the head and robbed, reports said

A forensic police officer inspects the area where a suspected gang rape of a Polish tourist and the beating of her partner took place, in Rimini on Saturday

The Poles were hospitalized with injuries after passersby saw the couple, bloodied and dazed, on the beach.

It wasn't immediately clear if any suspects had been detained.

Italian police are still searching for suspects following the incident, which they have called a 'brutal and bestial attack'.

Last year, a 17-year-old British girl was raped on the same stretch of beach after she had been asked by a 19-year-old to watch shooting stars on the beach in the northern coastal resort.

She said that the 19-year-old then attacked and raped her.

The Poles were hospitalized with injuries following the attack on Rimini beach, Italy (pictured)

Italian police are still searching for suspects following the incident, which they have called a 'brutal and bestial attack'

The Poles were hospitalized with injuries after passersby saw the couple, bloodied and dazed, on the beach

It wasn't immediately clear if any suspects had been detained, though police are still looking for suspects

The man was arrested and local media reported that the suspect is from Switzerland and of Bosnian origin.

Defending the suspect, lawyer Piergiorgio Tiraferri argued the girl had agreed to have sexual intercourse but later felt guilty for cheating on her boyfriend.

He claimed that the teenager had been driven by guilt to falsely accuse his client of rape.

In August 2015, two other woman claimed they were also raped on a beach in Rimini.

A third woman said that a man attempted to rape her but she escaped.