Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A day at the beach can quickly be ruined by an errant umbrella tumbling unpredictably across the sand and hitting someone. A ...

A beach umbrella is often a necessity for spending hours lounging in the hot sun on the Grand Strand’s sandy beaches — but they can cause injury and death. Coastal cities, such as Myrtle Beach and ...

I used to think movies like Final Destination were works of fiction. But stories like this remind me that freak accidents can happen in real life as well. A lifeguard was impaled with a beach umbrella ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — What beach trip would be complete without an umbrella? But how often do we stop to think about how safe that umbrella really is? “It’s been documented that there are 4,000 people ...

The perfect day down the Jersey shore can quickly go wrong if you spend too much time in the sun. But don’t start packing up your tents and beach canopies just yet. All Jersey Shore towns allow you to ...

The lifeguard who was impaled — and nearly killed — by an umbrella on a Jersey Shore beach said she was “very lucky” to have survived the freak accident that was caused by a sudden gust of wind.

Last year, I wrote about a breakthrough canopy-styled beach umbrella that uses sandbags to prevent it from cartwheeling down the shoreline in windy weather, while providing great coverage and an easy ...

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A day at the beach can quickly be ruined by an errant umbrella tumbling unpredictably across the sand and hitting someone. A recent incident in Asbury Park, New Jersey, brought this issue into the ...