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Horrific accident: Woman killed by umbrella at windy Virginia Beach
By Dana Hedgpeth
@postmetrogirl
June 9 at 11:14 AM
A 55-year-old Virginia woman was killed Wednesday after being struck by a wind-tossed beach umbrella at Virginia Beach, officials said.
Police responded to a call about 5 p.m. for a woman who was said to be in cardiac arrest near 33rd Street on the beach. When police arrived they found the woman was suffering from what was at the time described as a life-threatening injury. She later died in an area hospital, police said.
An initial investigation found that a strong gust of wind blew an umbrella across the beach and struck her in the torso according to Officer Tonya Pierce, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Beach Police department. Police said there is no evidence of foul play. ... Police believe she was hit with the tip of the umbrella. The woman was later identified as Lottie Michelle Belk of Chester, Va.
It was a horrific accident, said Pierce. She said it was considered a death due to nature. Pierce said she had never heard of anything similar to this in her 25 years with the department.
By Dana Hedgpeth
@postmetrogirl
June 9 at 11:14 AM
A 55-year-old Virginia woman was killed Wednesday after being struck by a wind-tossed beach umbrella at Virginia Beach, officials said.
Police responded to a call about 5 p.m. for a woman who was said to be in cardiac arrest near 33rd Street on the beach. When police arrived they found the woman was suffering from what was at the time described as a life-threatening injury. She later died in an area hospital, police said.
An initial investigation found that a strong gust of wind blew an umbrella across the beach and struck her in the torso according to Officer Tonya Pierce, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Beach Police department. Police said there is no evidence of foul play. ... Police believe she was hit with the tip of the umbrella. The woman was later identified as Lottie Michelle Belk of Chester, Va.
It was a horrific accident, said Pierce. She said it was considered a death due to nature. Pierce said she had never heard of anything similar to this in her 25 years with the department.
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‘Horrific accident’: Woman killed by umbrella at windy Virginia Beach (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2016
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Tikki
(14,557 posts)1. So sad for her family...:(
RIP Lottie.
A woman from a community near-by me was killed by an umbrella many years ago.
She was hit by one of the 485 pound yellow umbrellas during the 1991 Christo installation.
RIP Lori Mae
Tikki
liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)2. That's tragic
JudyM
(29,241 posts)3. Freak accident, not what you expect to happen on a day at the beach...