Woman impaled in chest by beach umbrella
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OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) -- A woman has been accidentally impaled in the chest by a beach umbrella in Maryland.
Ocean City spokeswoman Jessica Waters said it happened Sunday afternoon on the beach. She says the 54-year-old woman was conscious, but that her condition is not known at this time.
Waters says a Maryland State Police helicopter took the woman for medical care. Her name wasn't immediately released.
Last week, a woman was impaled by a beach umbrella on the New Jersey shore. Authorities said part of the umbrella pierced the woman's ankle after being driven along by the force of the wind.