A woman was killed this week in Garden City, S.C., after a beach umbrella flew into the air and then struck her — a tragic reminder that beach umbrellas can quickly become dangerous projectiles.

A woman was killed on Wednesday in Garden City, South Carolina, after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest, according to authorities. The umbrella was blown by the wind from its ...

A gust of wind uprooted a 6-foot beach umbrella that flew through the air and impaled a woman's leg on Alabama's Gulf Coast this week. The horrific injury, which happened about 48 hours before ...

A beach umbrella became un-anchored and hit a woman, severely injuring her. She is now suing the companies. Janet Blackmon Morgan [email protected] An Indiana woman is suing a Myrtle Beach ...

RICHMOND, Va. – For the past nine years, Richmonder Ed Quigley has been working to raise awareness about beach umbrella safety. In 2015, Quigley was vacationing with his family at Bethany Beach ...

"One (beach umbrella death) is too many, absolutely, but so is a drowning, and we feel like the safety of the ocean and the overall beaches is more important," said Steven Taylor, who chairs the ...

A woman was recently impaled by an umbrella while sunbathing at a Florida beach, police say. The Cocoa Beach Police Department confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital. A spokesperson explained ...

If you’re headed to a Grand Strand beach this summer, sun protection is essential. But when it comes to umbrellas, tents and other shading devices, each municipality enforces different laws.