OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — A spokeswoman for Ocean City says a woman has been accidentally impaled in the chest by a beach umbrella.
Ocean City spokeswoman Jessica Waters said it happened Sunday afternoon on the beach. She says the 54-year-old woman was conscious, but that her condition is not known at this time.
Vacationers returning to Ocean City could notice deeper, wider beaches this weekend, the product of a $282 million sand dredging project that protects the resort town from storm damage but also raises concerns about surf injuries and swimmer safety.
Waters says a Maryland State Police helicopter took the woman for medical care. Her name wasn't immediately released.
Last week, a woman was impaled by a beach umbrella on the New Jersey shore. Authorities said part of the umbrella pierced the woman's ankle after being driven along by the force of the wind.