The umbrella was blown from its anchoring by the wind and hit Tammy Perreault while she was at a beach in South Carolina, the coroner said.
A beachgoer was killed Wednesday after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest, authorities in South Carolina 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 CBS affiliateBeach 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
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