Welland Tribune e-edition

Umbrella kills woman at beach

A beachgoer was killed Wednesday after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest, authorities said. The umbrella was blown from its anchoring by the wind around 12:40 p.m. and hit Tammy Perreault while she was at a Garden City beach, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard told news outlets. Perreault, 63, died about an hour later at the hospital from chest trauma, Willard said. Beach umbrellas have a spiked end to help push them into the sand and their wide canopy allows them to get caught up in a strong wind if they are not anchored properly, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The agency estimates about 3,000 people are injured by beach umbrellas every year.

CANADA & WORLD

en-ca

2022-08-12T07:00:00.0000000Z

2022-08-12T07:00:00.0000000Z

https://wellandtribune.pressreader.com/article/281646783918434

Toronto Star Newspapers Limited