A woman was injured after being impaled by an umbrella while sunbathing on a beach in Florida. The spokesman for the Cocoa Beach Police Department (CBPD) confirmed to Fox News that the rented umbrella became embedded in the woman’s leg as she and her family were sitting in the area.
First responders used bolt cutters to separate the pole, as the umbrella continued to move while embedded in the victim’s leg. The authorities informed Fox News that the incident was attended to by the DPBC and the Brevard County Fire Rescue.
To date, there is total ignorance about how the device was detached and caused by the accident and additional information about the victim’s current condition has not been revealed, as has his identity.
“Although officers did respond, the matter was a medical emergency and was handled by the Cocoa Beach Fire Department and Brevard County Fire Rescue,” a spokesman said. DPBC.
People He noted that accidents involving beach umbrellas are not common, but not unprecedented either. In 2023, a woman in South Carolina She died after being impaled in the chest by a loose umbrella. Likewise, in 2019, a 13-year-old boy in Florida He suffered injuries after being impaled by an umbrella while vacationing in Massachusetts.
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission noted that nearly 3,000 people are hospitalized annually due to incidents involving beach umbrellas, according to WJXT. In June 2023two people were injured when a waterspout reached Clearwater Beachcausing debris of various sizes, including umbrellas, to fly into the air.
To reduce these risks, the American Testing and Materials Society (CPSC) issued a new voluntary safety bulletin, recommending that umbrellas be anchored with “at least 34kg of strength” or remain secure in wind speeds of up to 48km/h.
This new standard published by the CPSC seeks to minimize the dangers caused by beach umbrellas, which have caused “lacerations, impalements and even deaths.” The institution suggested that umbrella users “immediately close their umbrellas if the device becomes unstable in windy conditions.”
The case highlighted the dangers to which bathers can be exposed, even when faced with something seemingly harmless such as sunbathing next to an umbrella, therefore, it is important to consider some warnings in order to avoid tragic outcomes.
