A beach umbrella is often a necessity for spending hours lounging in the hot sun on the Grand Strand’s sandy beaches — but they can cause injury and death.
Coastal cities, such as Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach, have laws regarding the use of umbrellas on its beaches. However, it hasn’t prevented beachgoers from being injured or even killed by the shading devices.
There are currently two pending lawsuits regarding rogue beach umbrellas. A wrongful death suit was filed in 2023 on behalf of Tammy Perreault against East Coast Umbrella. In 2022, Perreault was at the beach when an unanchored umbrella impaled and killed her, The Sun News previously reported…