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WWBT NBC12 Richmond, Virginia

Near the end of the 2016 beach season, just in time for Memorial Day weekend, WWBT NBC12 in Richmond contacted me. On August 31, 2015, Eric Phillips an anchor for the station and his camera man came to my house. His interview can be found at: http://www.nbc12.com/story/32940656/richmond-man-speaks-out-after-beach-umbrella-pierced-his-brain.

04/29/2017
WAVY NBC10 Virginia Beach, Virginia

On June 8th, 2016 Lotte Michelle Belk died after the shaft of a wind blown beach umbrella pierced her chest on Virginia Beach. Click this link to see coverage of the story: http://wavy.com/2016/06/08/death-investigation-underway-in-virginia-beach/.

04/29/2017
WTVR CBS6 in Richmond, Virginia

On March 21, 2015 Melissa Hipolit, a reporter and her camera man came to my house and did an interview. It was aired that very night. Please follow this link to see the report: http://wtvr.com/2016/03/21/impaled-by-beach-umbrella/. I hear back from friends and acquaintances that the interview was very informative and helped them understand the danger.

04/29/2017
More Injuries from Hospital Data

Date: 07/09/2009 Age: 56 years Sex: Female Race: White Location: Place of recreation or sports Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded Body part: Neck Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion Product: Umbrellas WAS HIT BY UMBRELLA IN BACK OF HEAD AT BEACH CONTUSION NECK * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Date: 07/04/2009 Age: 29 years Sex: Female Race: Other Location: Place of recreation or sports Fire: No fire

04/29/2017
Some Statistics

After I had recovered enough from my accident to use a computer, I did a search to see if I could find others who had been injured by beach umbrellas. I didn't find much. It appears that these kinds of accidents, unless they are very severe, don't get reported in the media. I also searched for statistics; but was unable to find any from government sources. Just yesterday I stumbled on Umbrella Accident statistics that are shown in the chart. Unfortunately, the accidents are not classified

04/28/2017
VIDEO: Dozens of Beach Umbrellas Fly in the Wind

Ocean City, Maryland - July 20th, 2015 The video below was captured less than two weeks after my windblown beach umbrella accident.

04/23/2017