US EditionLifeguard Impaled by Umbrella Pole on N.J. Beach Says She Was "Just Trying Not to Freak Out"
- On Wednesday morning at around 9:30 a.m. in Asbury Park, New Jersey, an 18-year-old lifeguard named Alex was impaled by a six-foot metal beach umbrella after falling off her stand.
- The accident happened when a gust of wind caught the umbrella before Alex secured it, pulling her backward and causing her to lose balance and fall onto the pole.
- The umbrella rod penetrated the soft tissue under her left tricep and went through the muscle on her side, narrowly avoiding a major artery by about a centimeter, leading to surgery for its removal.
- Alex explained that the injury narrowly avoided any critical arteries, only passing through muscle tissue, and doctors recommended a recovery period of six to eight weeks.
- She remains in stable condition, plans to return to lifeguarding this summer, and her supervisor called her a "remarkable young woman" expecting her return after full recovery.
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Lifeguard impaled by umbrella pole on N.J. beach says she was "just trying not to freak out"
By Christine Sloan Click here for updates on this story NEW JERSEY (WCBS, WLNY) — A New Jersey lifeguard who was impaled by an umbrella left a hospital on Thursday and later recounted the terrifying ordeal. Asking to be identified only as “Alex,” the 18-year-old shared a hospital photo of her holding up a piece
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