An Asbury Park beach incident sent a young lifeguard to a hospital after an umbrella stake pierced her shoulder, prompting ...

A lifeguard is in the hospital after she was impaled by an umbrella at a New Jersey beach on Wednesday morning, officials said.

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Beach safety teams and first responders in Hampton Roads urge visitors to bury umbrella stakes deep into the sand, tilt them into the wind and use anchor devices such as sand screws or weights.

A female lifeguard was impaled so deeply with a beach umbrella at the Jersey Shore that it had to be cut into smaller pieces with a saw before she could be taken to the hospital, officials said.

Beach safety teams and first responders in Hampton Roads urge visitors to bury umbrella stakes deep into the sand, tilt them into the wind and use anchor devices such as sand screws or weights.

Beachgoers face 4,000 emergency visits yearly due to umbrella accidents, prompting new U.S. safety regulations.

Myrtle Beach visitors are suing over flying umbrellas on the city's beaches, according to court records. Will the city make changes to its beach shading policy?