LORAIN — A Wellington man had to be LifeFlighted after he was found lying in a tree lawn in South Lorain.

A resident called police after discovering the victim, Jason Rahning, 39, shortly after midnight.

Police who responded to Mercy hospital were told Rahning had a facial fracture, fractured jaw and severe laceration to his cheek. They said he was going to be LifeFlighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.

Rahning, who had difficulty speaking with officers because his jaw was broken and he was intoxicated, the report said, told them he was robbed by three young Hispanic males.

He said that when he told them he had no money, one struck him in the head with a baseball bat and he lost consciousness.

Rahning was treated and released, according to a hospital spokeswoman.