Woman killed after wind-blown umbrella strikes her neck at restaurant

Dana Weinger was dining outside Driftwood Grill in Summerton, South Carolina, when she was hit

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A woman in South Carolina died in a freak accident after she was struck in the neck by a restaurant table umbrella that had been picked up by a strong gust of wind.

Local NBC TV news station WYFF4 reported that the incident happened at the Driftwood Grill in Summerton when the woman was dining outside on the restaurant patio with her husband on Saturday night.