Woman raped at knifepoint by 2 men near Coney Island boardwalk

The woman was raped along Surf Avenue, near the parachute tower
The woman was raped along Surf Avenue, near the parachute tower. Photo credit Anabel Maria Vanesa Hernandez/Getty Images

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- A woman was raped by two men at knifepoint near the boardwalk in Coney Island on Sunday night, police said as they charged one man and searched for the other.

The 46-year-old woman was approached by two men around 9 p.m. on Surf Avenue, in the area of West 19th Street and Maimonides Park.

The victim told police that the men brandished a knife and held it to her neck as one of them raped her.

After they fled, she was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, police said.

A 24-year-old man, David Davon Bonilla, was arrested on charges of rape, assault, sexual abuse, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon.

Police were still searching Monday for the second man, who is believed to be homeless.

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