>>> THIS MORNING ON ROSSEN REPORTS, AN UNEXPECTED SUMMER
DANGER.
DANGER. BEACH UMBRELLAS FLYING THROUGH
THE AIR AND INJURING BOECH
GOERS.
GOERS. >> LAST WEEK TWO PEOPLE WERE
IMPALED.
IMPALED. TODAY JEFF ROSSEN IS IN MIAMI
BEACH WITH THE DRAMATIC VIDEO
AND TIPS YOU NEED TO STAY SAFE.
JEFF, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS TO
THE FIRST VICTIM THIS PAST WEEK
I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, THIS MUST
BE AN AWFUL FREAK ACCIDENT.
THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST A
COUPLE DAYS LATER.
ANOTHER WOMAN IMPALED BY A BEACH
UMBRELLA.
UMBRELLA. I DID A LITTLE DIGGING.
IT HAPPENS MORE THAN YOU THINK.
THESE UMBRELLAS BEING RIPPED OUT
OF THE GROUND BY GUSTS OF WIND
AND FLYING THROUGH THE AIR.
LOOK AT THIS.
THESE SPIKES ON THE END.
THINK ABOUT THIS FLYING THROUGH
THE AIR AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.
IT CAN DO SERIOUS DAMAGE.
IF YOU’RE ANYTHING LIKE ME, YOU
GET TO THE BEACH SO YOU STICK IT
INTO THE SAND AND TRY TO GET IT
IN.
IN. YOU OPEN IT UP AND THINK YOU’RE
GOOD.
GOOD. THAT’S NOT ENOUGH.
THIS MORNING HOW TO PROTECT
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. OUGHT ON CAMERA.
A GUST OF WIND SHOOTING MORE
THAN A DOZEN OF THESE UMBRELLAS
INTO THE AIR FLYING ACROSS THE
SAND NEARLY CRASHING RIGHT INTO
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. BEACH UMBRELLAS GOING ROGUE, NOW
FLYING MISSILES.
FLYING MISSILES. THESE UMBRELLAS BARELY MISSING
THIS CAMERA MAN.
AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME
EYEWITNESSS POSTING VIDEOS ON
YOUTUBE.
YOUTUBE. LIKE THIS UMBRELLA FLYING OUT OF
CONTROL HIGH IN THE AIR.
>> AN UMBRELLA IMPALED A LADY’S
LEG.
LEG. >> Reporter: JUST LAST WEEK ON
THE JERSEY SHORE A WOMAN WAS
IMPALED IN THE ANKLE BY A FLYING
UMBRELLA.
UMBRELLA. IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST DAYS AGO
ON THIS BEACH IN OCEAN CITY,
MARYLAND.
MARYLAND. A FLYING UMBRELLA EM PAILIMPALIN
ANOTHER WOMAN.
ANOTHER WOMAN. THIS TIME IN THE CHEST.
ABOUT 3,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR ARE
RUSHED TO EMERGENCY ROOMS FOR
INJURIES INVOLVING UMBRELLAS.
HOW MUCH WIND DOES IT TAKE TO
PULL AN UMBRELLA OUT OF THE
SAND?
SAND? TO SHOW YOU WE’VE COME HERE TO
SOUTH CAROLINA.
SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS IS THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE
FOR BUSINESS AND HOME SAFETY IN
THEIR GIANT WIND TUNNEL.
I MEAN, TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THOSE
INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH FANS.
INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH FANS. THEY CAN SIMULATE ANY LEVEL OF
WIND.
WIND. THEY BUILT UZS A HUGE SAND BOX.
THIS IS REAL BEACH SAND.
WE HAVE OUR TOWEL AND BALL AND
OUR UMBRELLA.
OUR UMBRELLA. WE’RE GOING TO PUT THIS INTO THE
SAND LIKE YOU WOULD IF YOU WERE
AT THE BEACH.
WE’RE REALLY GETTING IT IN HERE
ABOUT 10 INCHES TO A FOOT DOWN.
GETTING IN THERE.
GOOD.
GOOD. PACK IT IN.
THE UMBRELLA IS UP.
NOW I’M GOING TO OPEN THE
UMBRELLA UP.
UMBRELLA UP. AGAIN, MUCH LIKE YOU WOULD AT
THE BEACH.
THE BEACH. IT’S NOT ALWAYS PRETTY AT THE
BEACH, BUT YOU DO IT.
OKAY.
OKAY. IT’S IN THERE, AND WE’RE GOING
TO KICK UP THE WIND.
LET ME COME DOWN HERE, AND SEE
WHAT HAPPENS.
WHAT HAPPENS. IN THE CONTROL ROOM THEY’RE
GETTING READY.
GETTING READY. LET’S FIRE UP THE WIND IN THREE,
TWO, ONE.
TWO, ONE. FIRST THEY CRANK THE WIND TO 10
MILES PER HOUR.
OKAY.
OKAY. WE’RE UP AT 10 MILES PER HOUR
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. PRETTY TYPICAL WIND SPEED ALONG
THE SHORELINE, AND THIS IS
WHAT’S HAPPENING TO THE
UMBRELLA.
UMBRELLA. BLOWING AROUND IN THE WIND A
LITTLE, BUT IT’S STILL INSIDE
THE GROUND.
THE GROUND. BUT JUST WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
WE TAKE IT UP JUST A NOTCH TO 15
MILES PER HOUR.
WE’RE GOING TO KEEP AN EYE ON
THE UMBRELLA RIGHT HERE.
THERE IT GOES FLYING.
WHOA.
WHOA. CAN YOU MANAGE IF YOU WERE ON
THE BLANKET RIGHT NEXT TO THIS
OR EVEN DOWN THE BEACH A LITTLE
BIT WITH THAT SPIKE?
AND THAT’S A PRETTY TYPICAL GUST
FOR A SHORELINE.
IT’S NUTS.
IT’S NUTS. HERE IT IS FROM ANOTHER ANGLE AS
A UMBRELLA IS RIPPED OUT OF THE
SAND, THE SPIKE IS FLYING
THROUGH THE AIR, SMASHING RIGHT
INTO OUR CAMERA THAT’S WEIGHED
DOWN BY HEAVY SANDBAGS.
BUT AT THE BEACH GUSTS GO EVEN
HIGHER THAN THAT.
NOW WE’RE DOING 20 MILES PER
HOUR WHICH WOULD BE A GUST ON
THE SHORE.
THE SHORE. I’M HOLDING IT DOWN.
I’M GOING TO LET GO.
THIS TIME THE UMBRELLA FLYING
EVEN FASTER AND WE NOTE
SOMETHING ELSE.
SOMETHING ELSE. THAT SPIKE FLYING THROUGH THE
AIR, AND IT ENDED UP SPIKE UP.
OKAY.
OKAY. HOW DO YOU PROTECT YOURSELF AND
SECURE YOUR BEACH UMBRELLA?
I KNOW IT SEEMS OBVIOUS, BUT IT
ISN’T.
ISN’T. I’M GOING TO SHOW YOU.
YOU SAW I NORMALLY STICK IT IN
THE SAND.
THE SAND. THAT’S NOT GOING TO WORK.
I HAVE A PREMADE HOLE.
YOU WANT TO GET YOUR UMBRELLA
INTO THE GROUND AND REALLY ROCK
IT BACK AND FORTH SEMI
AGGRESSIVELY.
AGGRESSIVELY. YOU WANT TO USE THE SPIKE TO
YOUR ADVANTAGE.
YOUR ADVANTAGE. ROCK BACK AND FORTH.
WHAT YOU ULTIMATELY WANT IS TO
BE AT LEAST A FOOT DOWN.
SEE THE BOTTOM POLE HERE?
YOU WANT THIS TO BE ABOUT
ONE-THIRD COVERED OR AT LEAST A
FOOT UP.
FOOT UP. THEN YOU WANT TO PACK THE SAND
ALL THE WAY IN AROUND IT.
NOW, HERE’S SOMETHING ELSE
THAT’S IMPORTANT.
THAT’S IMPORTANT. I’M GOING TO OPEN THIS UP.
IF THE WIND IS COMING FROM HERE,
YOU WANT TO TILT YOUR UMBRELLA
THIS WAY INTO THE WIND THAT WAY
THE WIND IS PUSHING IT DOWN INTO
THE SAND.
THE SAND. IF YOU HAVE IT THIS WAY, IT’S
GOING TO GET UNDER AND PICK IT
UP.
UP. YOU HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON WIND
DIRECTION ALL DAY LONG AND
ADJUST ACCORDINGLY.
ADJUST ACCORDINGLY. IF YOU WANT AN EXTRA LAYER OF
PROTECTION, THERE’S A COOL
PRODUCT ON THE MARKET.
IT’S A SAND ANCHOR.
LOOK AT THE BOTTOM.
THE CORKSCREW DIGS INTO THE SAND
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. IT GIVE YOU GOOD LEVERAGE.
SO YOU DIG IT IN LIKE THIS.
CRAIG, I CAN SEE YOU DOING THIS
ON THE BEACH.
TAKE IT ALL THE WAY DOWN.
CRAIG’S LIKE I CAN’T DO THAT.
HO DA, I CAN SEE YOU DOING IT ON
THE BEACH.
THE BEACH. >> CERTAINLY NOT.
>> YOU PUT IT ALL THE WAY DOWN.
STICK THE UMBRELLA IN THERE AS
AN EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION.
WE HAVE A LINK TO GET THIS IF
YOU WANT IT ON OUR WEBSITE.
>> REALLY USEFUL TIPS AND
FANTASTIC TRUNKS AS WELL.
>> AND ALSO I THINK YOU CAN
CONTROL WHAT YOU DO ON THE BEACH
BUT HAVE YOU EVER WATCHED
SOMEONE PUT AN UMBRELLA IN