The woman died from a blow to the chest with a beach umbrella, which was blown away by a strong gust of wind. The incident happened on the beach in Garden City, South Carolina, USA.
Eyewitnesses to the tragedy immediately came to the aid of 63-year-old Temma Peralta and called an ambulance, which managed to stabilize her condition, but unfortunately, the woman died in the hospital a few hours later.
Tami Peralta, 63, dies after being hit in the chest with an umbrella on a beach in Garden City (Facebook)
However, this case is not unique. According to the US Consumer Protection Commission, about 3,000 people a year are injured by umbrellas on US beaches.
After the latest death of a woman, several senators from the state of Virginia asked the commission to review the conditions under which beach umbrellas are used in the country, notes 20minutos.