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Woman impaled by beach umbrella in Ocean City
Washington Post ^
| uly 23 at 2:44 P
| Martin Weil and Dana Hedgpeth
Posted on 07/23/2018 3:36:07 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The woman, who was visiting the beach from Pennsylvania, was in stable condition Monday, according to Jessica Waters, the spokeswoman.
The incident occurred about 3:30 p.m., on the beach near 54th Street in the popular resort town, after an umbrella was apparently uprooted and swept away by a gust of wind.
“Witnesses said one gust lifted the umbrella,” Waters said.
She said the sharper end of the umbrella shaft, which is used to plant it into the ground, impaled the woman in the chest. It was not clear how deep a wound it caused. Waters said paramedics cut off part of the shaft to facilitate transportation to a hospital. The woman was said to be conscious after the incident.
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TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: beach; beachumbrella; impaled; oceancity; oceancitymd; ouch; woman
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To: BenLurkin
Was just in NJ WILDWOOD thousands of umbrellas 🌂 They go flying all the time You’ve got to be responsible for your setup And know when it’s time to take and it down
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posted on
07/23/2018 4:15:45 PM PDT
by
Truthoverpower
(The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
To: Larry Lucido
Calls are rising from the umbrella control crowd. Get em out of our city!
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posted on
07/23/2018 4:17:37 PM PDT
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whistleduck
("....the calm confidence of a Christian with 4 aces".....S.)
To: BenLurkin
The artist Christo had an Umbrella Installation in the Tejon Pass north of Los Angeles, in the 90’s. During a particularly bad thunderstorm one of the umbrellas, anchored in cement, broke off and hit a woman causing her death from head trauma. We drove up to see the Art Installation before that happened........it really was pretty. But not worth the death of anyone.
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posted on
07/23/2018 4:21:36 PM PDT
by
originalbuckeye
('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell.a)
To: Secret Agent Man
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posted on
07/23/2018 4:22:01 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Marxism: Wonderful theory, wrong species)
To: Truthoverpower
Was this incident in OC Maryland or NJ? Just curious. Born and raised in North Wildwood.
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posted on
07/23/2018 5:30:28 PM PDT
by
DrDude
(Waiting for the Game to start. Gotta move the Goal Posts again!)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
07/23/2018 5:30:50 PM PDT
by
EdnaMode
To: lacrew
I hate myself for laughing at that.I hate you too.
To: BenLurkin
You should have titled that picture “The Obamas fail an IQ test”.
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posted on
07/23/2018 6:27:20 PM PDT
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House Atreides
(BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
To: lacrew
LOL.. Me, too! Couldn’t help it !
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posted on
07/23/2018 6:31:12 PM PDT
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DivineMomentsOfTruth
("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and persue it steadily." -GW)
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