The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates about 3,000 people are injured by beach umbrellas each year.
A woman was killed Wednesday after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest, authorities said.
The umbrella was blown from its anchoring by wind around 12:40 p.m. and hit Tammy Perreault while she was at Garden City Beach, South Carolina,“This is a terrible loss, and we know our community is hurting,”. “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victim as they navigate through this difficult time.”
Beach umbrellas have a spiked end that held them go into the sand but their wide canopy allows them to get caught in the wind if they are not anchored property, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.Here are CPSC tips for beach umbrella safety: Spike your umbrella deeply in the sand, rocking it back and forth to make sure it’s buried at least 2 feet deepEnsure the sand is packed well around the base
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