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Saturday, June 11, 2016

Woman hit, killed by umbrella at Va. Beach Oceanfront ID’d by police

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Police say a woman died Wednesday after strong winds blew an anchored umbrella into her chest at the Oceanfront.

Police have identified the woman as 55-year-old Lottie Michelle Belk, of Chester, Virginia.

According to authorities, dispatchers received an emergency call around 5:07 p.m. for a woman in cardiac arrest on the 33rd Street beach.

“That was so freakish. We’ve never heard of anything like that,” said Barbara Seldomridge, who says the winds knocked over umbrellas all day Wednesday. “As they were flying, everyone was trying to catch them to help the individual get their umbrellas back to their specific area.”

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Not that freakish. The wind can rip one of those umbrellas right out of your hands, so you know they are moving with more force than a human can make. I'm amazed it doesn't happen often.