A fun trip to the beach quickly turned into a tragedy. According to Horry County public information officer Thomas Bell to The State, Tammy Perreault was sitting and enjoying a day at Garden City Beach in South Carolina when an umbrella suddenly flew into the air and punctured her chest.
OMG! Friend Sherry White, who was there when the incident happened, recalled to WMBF: Related: Minnesota Mom Sues Walmart After Her 6-Year-Old Daughter Dies In Parking Lot Fire On the day of the freak accident, winds were reported to be between 10 and 15 MPH.
Witnesses also told ABC15 that the umbrella immediately struck Tammy in her upper torso’s left side. Bell went on to say that beachgoers quickly jumped into action to help the woman, explaining: He also acknowledged Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire Rescue, Horry County Police Department Beach Patrol, and Beach Services, Ltd.
for providing “emergency medical services and transportation to an area hospital.” When police arrived at the scene, the 63-year-old was moved from the beach and later taken to Waccamaw ER where she sadly succumbed to her injuries nearly an hour after the incident at around 1:31 p.m.
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