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Warning for beachgoers about umbrella safety amid freak accident in N.J.
NBC Newsยท2025-06-28 13:00

Tonight, this 18-year-old lifeguard is speaking out after a freak accident on a New Jersey beach. Alex, who only wanted us to use her first name to protect her privacy, describing the frightening moments when she was impaled by a beach umbrella this week. It was a fever dream.Like, it still doesn't feel real. K361, the umbrella in the left armpit. First responders rushed to the scene.They cut the umbrella on both ends so they could remove that part of it. Alex is now out of the hospital and beginning her ro ...