A 19-year-old lifeguard from New Jersey was hospitalized after she was impaled by her own beach umbrella. NBC News' Julie ...

A New Jersey lifeguard who was impaled by an umbrella​ left a hospital on Thursday and later recounted the terrifying ordeal.

With summer crowds filling the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, lifeguards are preparing for their busiest stretch of the year, armed with experience and hours of training.

Speaking for the first time Wednesday, 18-year-old Alex said she was trying to tie the broken umbrella down when it was whipped around by the wind.

A Jersey Shore lifeguard impaled by a beach umbrella stake on Wednesday, June 25 is set to be released from the hospital, ...

It might seem odd to employ a lifeguard for a pool that's only two-feet deep, but Bar Anticipation in Lake Como must follow ...