Umbrella Kills Man
A North Carolina man was killed last week after a pool side umbrella fell on top of him while he lounged near his apartment's pool. The umbrella or one of its parts appears to have pierced through his brain.
According to police the umbrella stand pierced Ward's head like an ice pick. "Doctors say the umbrella traveled through the brain stem and caused his brain to swell," said Detective John Keel with the Leland Police.
It has been reported that the apartment complex has removed the umbrellas and has replaced them with a safer design. Which of course begs the question, why are the "unsafer" types of umbrellas out there considering the likelihood they will topple over quite high?
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