{"id":3026,"date":"2026-05-26T17:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/26\/us-woman-killed-after-wind-blown-umbrella-strikes-her-neck-at-restaurant\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:39:42","slug":"us-woman-killed-after-wind-blown-umbrella-strikes-her-neck-at-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=3026","title":{"rendered":"US woman killed after wind-blown umbrella strikes her neck at restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"ffdec027-9ad2-47ad-8e22-3352029061f7\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two large green umbrellas in the nature outdoors, with white clouds and blue sky\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8bbe7803a31c0e4a3d19716589be406f83ed7f90\/999_0_5001_4002\/master\/5001.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"372.1115776844631\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The woman was dining with her husband outside the patio at Driftwood Grill.<\/span> Photograph: Aire Images\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"ffdec027-9ad2-47ad-8e22-3352029061f7\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The woman was dining with her husband outside the patio at Driftwood Grill.<\/span> Photograph: Aire Images\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">US woman killed after wind-blown umbrella strikes her neck at restaurant<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Dana Weinger was dining outside Driftwood Grill in Summerton, South Carolina, when she was hit<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/feb\/17\/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\" data-link-name=\"in standfirst link\">Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A woman in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/south-carolina\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">South Carolina<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Local NBC TV news station WYFF4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyff4.com\/article\/woman-killed-by-flying-umbrella-lake-restaurant-sc\/71401432\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The umbrella was blown loose and into the air, striking the woman \u2013 later identified as Dana Weinger \u2013 and leading to serious lacerations to her throat. She died at the scene despite the efforts of first responders to save her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In a Facebook post, the Driftwood Grill said: \u201cThis has impacted many people \u2013 including staff members, guests, first responders, families and community members \u2013 and we are grateful for the continued support, prayers, understanding and encouragement being shown throughout the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/south-carolina\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">South Carolina<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=US%20woman%20killed%20after%20wind-blown%20umbrella%20strikes%20her%20neck%20at%20restaurant&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/26\/south-carolina-woman-dies-umbrella-accident?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F26%2Fsouth-carolina-woman-dies-umbrella-accident&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/26\/south-carolina-woman-dies-umbrella-accident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The woman was dining with her husband outside the patio at Driftwood Grill. 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