The strong wind knocked over an umbrella which pierced a woman, killing her.
The tragedy took place on a beach in Garden City, South Carolina.
63-year-old Tammy Perreault was shot in the chest and suffered severe chest trauma, according to local media.
Some doctors who were at the holiday resort and other bathers assisted the woman until rescuers arrived and transported her to a nearby hospital, where she died about an hour later.
(Unioneonline / ss)