HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Hollywood police said that three men are under arrest, accused of trying to gang-rape a woman who fell asleep on the beach.

According to police, the woman, who is in her 30s, was sitting near the shoreline at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday when she fell asleep. She said she was awakened by one man holding her down while another man tried to rape her.

Police said the woman fought back, and at one point found a piece of broken glass that she used to slash one of the men's face and chest. When that man backed off to tend to his injuries, a third man then jumped on her, the woman said. Police said the third man punched the woman in the mouth, causing a severe laceration and a swollen jaw. All three men assaulted the woman before taking off running south on Hollywood Beach, police said.

The woman found a couple walking on the beach who called police on her behalf. Officers said that they spotted the three men on the beach just north of Hollywood Boulevard. The officers said when they ordered the men to stop, all three ran.

Police set up a perimeter and K-9 officers located the suspects a short time later. Investigators said that the woman positively identified the men in connection with the gang rape.

Hever Ramos, Cesar Luis Amador and Armando Moncadaramos, all 21 years old, are charged with sexual battery.

Police said that Ramos was cut by the woman. Moncadaramos was the one who punched the woman, according to police. Wednesday was Moncadaramos' 21st birthday.