Umbrella swept by wind kills woman at South Carolina beach

Aerial view of Garden City Beach in South Carolina (Alamy/PA)

A beachgoer in South Carolina was killed after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest.

The umbrella was blown from its anchoring by the wind and hit Tammy Perreault while she was at a Garden City beach on Wednesday, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said.