Take steps to secure your beach umbrella from flying away, injuring someone

THE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY. AN ASTONISHING SITE. OCEAN CITY BEACH UMBRELLAS IS UPROOTED BY WIN, TURNING INTO SPEARS, SOMETIME CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES. HE STILL BEARS THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SCARS AFTER A BEACH UMBRELLA PIERCED HIS LEFT EYE. >> IT'S A JAVELIN WITH A SALE ON IT. IT HAPPENED ON BETHAN BEACH JULY 7, 2015. JUST FINISHING TAKING PHOTO OF A ONE-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW, HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW SHOUTED THERE WAS AN UMBRELLA. >> WHEN IT HIT MY EYE, IT WAS LIKE A SLEDGEHAMMER. I GRABBED IT WITH MY RIGHT HAND AND THROUGH -- AND THROUGH IT. I ROLLED ONTO MY KNEES. MY THROAT AND SINUSES FILLED UP WITH BLOOD. A CT SCAN REVEALED THE UMBRELLA BREACHED HIS BRAIN CAVITY. THEY OPERATED ON MY BRA. I DIED ON THE OPERATING TABLE. IT'S UP THEM 23 MINUTES AND SEVEN CYCLES WITH THE PADDLES TO BRING ME BACK. >> HIS EYE REMAINS IN A SOCKET BUT HE DOES NOT HAVE FULL USE OF IT. >> I LOST MY SENSE OF TASTE AND SMELL. IF Y THINK OF THE FAVORITE THING YOU WOULD LIKE TE LIKE A PIZZA, STEAK OR IF YOU ARE VEGAN, A VEGETAB DISH AND YOU CANNOT TASTE IT AGAIN. >> CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION ESTIMATES 2800 PEOPLE HAVE BEE HURT BY FLYING UMBRELLAS NATIONWIDE FROM 2010 THROUGH 2018. SKYLAR OF OCEAN CITY RENT SPEECH UMBRELLAS. >> VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY HEAVY. THEY HAVE POINTS AT THE END OF THEM. IF IT STRUCK SOMEONE AND THEY ARE GOING VERY FAST ON T BEACH, THEY COULD MOST DEFINITELY GET INJURED. >> SOME BEACHGOERS RECOGNIZE THE RISK. >> IT WAS LIKE OUT OF A MOVIE. LIKE A HURRICANE SEEN IS WHAT I REMEMBER OF IT. I WAS AFRAID SOMEONE WAS GOING TO GET REALLY HURT BY IT. COLLETT STEVENS HAD AN UMBRELLA ESCAPE. >> I THINK WE HAD OUR HAND ON IT AND THEN IT JUST KIND AN GET RELAXED A MINUTE JUST TOOK OFF. AND YOU ARE RUNNING AFTER IT. UMBRELLAS GET LOSE BECAUSE BEACHGOERS DON'T HOW TO PLANT THEM. EXPERTS ADVISE DIGGING THE UMBRELLA INTO THE SAND AND ROCKING IT BACK AND FORTH. THE DEEPER, THE BETTER. 16-24 INCHES. MAKE SURE YOU ARE TILTING THE UMBRELLA INTO THE WIND. YOU ARE NOT DONE YET. ED WEIGHS DOWN HIS UMBRELLA WIT A $30 CANVAS DEVICE. >> IT DOES NOT ADD ANY WAY TO THE UMBRELLA BECAUSE IT'S JUST A TRIANGULAR TAR YOU PILE SAND INTO IT. WHEN YOU GET THEN YOU HAVE 100 TO 120 POUNDS OF SAND AT THE BASE OF THE UMBRELLA. >> USES A NYLON SACK FILLED WITH SAND. IT ACTS AS A WAY TO COUNTERACT THE FORCE THE WIN PUTS ON THE UMBRELLA. SAFETY IS HIS MISSION. HIS RECENT CAPITOL HILL TESTIMONY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FLYING BEACH AND -- BEACH UMBRELLAS ASK -- PROMPTED SENATORS TO LOOK INTO SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS. >> I'M HERE FOR A REASON.

BPD sergeant hospitalized; 2 killed in methadone clinic shooting Boy Scouts camp isn't just for boys anymore Lantanas can survive heat, don't need much water Route 18 at standstill in Queenstown as beach traffic bails from Route 50 GoFundMe page for BSO musicians raises more than $20,000 The Local Fry celebrates National French Fry Day Fueling your muscles to benefit overall health SkyTeam 11: Fire consumes barn, green house 3-D images help doctors find cancer sooner Pet questions: How to get dogs calm to cut their nails