Lifeguard hospitalized after being impaled by seashore umbrella at Jersey Shore

A lifeguard has been hospitalized after she was impaled by a seashore umbrella as she tried to seize it when the wind blew it away in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on Wednesday morning, officers mentioned.

Based on Asbury Park Fireplace Chief Kevin Keddy, the incident occurred about 9:30 a.m. alongside third Avenue, when a lifeguard, believed to be in her 20s, was chasing an umbrella after it was caught by the wind.

He mentioned it appeared that the girl was impaled by the umbrella as she tried to seize it.

The seashore umbrella, Keddy mentioned, went via her higher left shoulder and exited via her again.

Nevertheless, Keddy mentioned, the girl was acutely aware and alert all through the ordeal and she or he has been taken to a close-by hospital the place she was listed in steady situation.

An investigation is ongoing.