Out-of-town visitors mugged on Twin Peaks in SF

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Three visitors to San Francisco were robbed of a camera, lens and phones while admiring the view and taking pictures at the Twin Peaks overlook on Saturday, police said.

The victims — a 22-year-old woman and two men, ages 25 and 30 — were not tourists, but they were visiting San Francisco from elsewhere in the Bay Area, according to Officer Robert Rueca, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department.

They were taking pictures shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday when a man, estimated to be 20 to 30 years old, approached the group, told them he had a gun, and demanded their property, then fled, police said.

In a separate incident, another visitor to the city was robbed of her camera on Sunday morning on Yerba Buena Island, according to police.

In that case, a 52-year-old Bay Area woman was taking pictures at Macalla and Treasure Island roads about 6:20 a.m. when a man in his early 20s grabbed her camera and fled by car.

No arrests have been made in either case.

Filipa Ioannou is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: fioannou@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @obioannoukenobi