NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A candlelight vigil was held Monday for Tyra Cole, the homeless woman who was pushed Friday into the Cumberland River.

The Office of Emergency Management is still searching for the body of Cole, who police say was asleep when she was attacked.

According to police, the problems started when a group of men came to Riverfront Park and began harassing homeless men who had gathered there.

Homeless Woman Thrown Into River

Jesse Masters and a group of other homeless men told Metro police detectives that they saw two men push the woman into the river.

“They came down earlier in the night and hit me in the nose with a beer bottle,” said Masters.

Masters said the men then yelled some obscenities and ran off.

Witnesses said the men came back to the park a short time later, which is when they targeted the victim who was sleeping on the edge of the dock.

“He just jumped on the ground and threw her into the water for no reason,” said Devin Radford, a witness.

Detective Roy Dunaway said the attack was "completely unprovoked, a complete senseless act of violence."

Masters said he and another man tried to save Cole.

“I dived in to try to help her, but the current and the weight and everything else … all she could do was hang onto me and both of us just about drowned,” said Masters.

Police describe the attackers as being in their early 20s with one with short blonde hair and the other with dark hair.

One of the men wore a black tank top and camouflage pants and had a shaved head. The other man was wearing khaki pants and a dark-colored baseball cap.

Other homeless people who knew Cole said she often went by the nickname "Little Bit" and was a very quiet, but kind, human being.

One woman, who knew her, prepared the following words for Monday's vigil:

"Where she came from, no one knew. How she got here, she wouldn't tell. Alone and scared, she never spoke. But those who knew her, loved her well. We will all miss her. Now, she's gone. But the world keeps on turning. Our lives continue day to day. Her memory will forever shine on. We all love you little bit, and you will live forever in our hearts."

The public is urged to contact Metro police if they can help in the investigation.