According to the Asbury Park Press, while setting it up, the wind took hold of her umbrella and the stake pierced her left armpit and exited through her left shoulder blade. The lifeguard, a woman in her 20’s was treated on scene by a firefighter and EMT who cut the umbrella stake to make transportation more manageable. She was awake and alert when taken to Jersey Shore Medical center for treatment. She is expected to survive.
Asbury Park Lifeguard Impaled By Beach Umbrella
Stu Coogan
