A sex worker in the Downtown Eastside is recovering after a violent sex assault, Vancouver police say.

Police say a woman was picked up just after midnight on Monday (June 10), by a man driving an older-model dark-coloured sedan near East Hastings Street and Campbell Avenue. The suspect then allegedly assaulted the woman with a weapon, pushing her out of the car near Oppenheimer Park. 

Two passersby came to the woman's aid and called police. 

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The suspect is described as white, between 40 and 50 years old and about 300 lbs, with a receding hairline. Police say he was wearing a T-shirt and sweatpants. 

Vancouver police's sex crimes unit is investigating and asking anyone with information to call 604-717-0601.