A 63-year-old woman was struck and killed by a flying umbrella at a South Carolina Beach. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin has more on the story including an important message regarding beach safety.
South Carolina Beach-Goer Killed After Being Struck By Umbrella
Protest erupt over Machu Picchu ticket sales halt
STORY: Both foreign and local tourists were stranded and unable to reach the iconic historical site. Many of them protested as they demanded solutions for what they deemed a loss of time and money.
Local protesters went on strike and blocked roads. They demanded that 50% of the tickets to the archaeological site be sold in town and in person, to help reactivate the economy, and an increase to the number of tourists allowed to enter.
2 dead as heaviest rainfall in 10 years floods Las Vegas strip for second time in weeks
Uh defcon 30? #defcon #vegas pic.twitter.com/FxRjUbkzpn
— Skittish and Bus (@Skittishandbus) August 12, 2022
Flash floods swept the iconic Las Vegas strip for the second time in weeks early Friday, causing two deaths as water to seep into casinos and flood parking garages.
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas issued a flash flood warning early Friday just after midnight warning of heavy rains, lightning and gusty winds. Videos on social media captured a bus floundering through an intersection that floodwaters had turned into lagoon and a car battling strong currents of downhill flooding.
Delta plane hits another plane at Logan Airport
A Delta plane’s winglet struck another plane at Logan Airport.
Air Canada accused of skirting new rules to compensate passengers
Aug 8, 2022 Passenger advocates say Air Canada is now classifying staffing shortages as a safety issue, freeing the airline from having to provide compensation.
Caught on Video: Small plane crash-lands on Riverside Co. freeway
Dramatic video obtained by KTLA shows the single-engine Cessna dropping from the sky, hitting the freeway in between moving cars, and then leaving a trail of fuel and fire as it slides toward the sound barrier.
NTSB: CareFlight pilot didn’t see power lines before ‘hard landing’ at Butler County crash scene
A CareFlight medical helicopter pilot checked but was unable to locate power lines near an emergency landing zone at a Butler County vehicle crash scene, causing the chopper to make a hard landing last month.
A preliminary investigation was released by the National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday, revealing the department’s findings in the medical helicopter crash in Milford Twp., Butler County July 26. Investigators ruled the helicopter hit high-voltage power lines, causing the helicopter to fall around 50 feet to the ground, NTSB investigators said in the report.
Southwest Airlines attendant suffered broken back in hard landing
The National Transportation Safety Board said the impact of landing was so hard that the Southwest flight attendant thought the plane had crashed.
911 call: FAA says pilot described co-pilot jumping from plane
Two Federal Aviation Administration employees in the Raleigh-Durham International Airport Tower told the Raleigh-Wake County 911 dispatcher that the surviving pilot reported his co-pilot jumped out of a plane last week before making an emergency landing.
Police: Woman opened fire in Dallas airport; cop shot her
DALLAS (AP) — A 37-year-old woman fired several gunshots, apparently at the ceiling, inside of Dallas’ Love Field Airport on Monday before an officer shot and wounded her, authorities said.
The woman was dropped off at the airport at about 11 a.m., walked inside near the ticketing counters and entered a bathroom, Dallas police Chief Eddie Garcia said at a news conference. She emerged wearing a hooded sweatshirt or some other clothing that she hadn’t arrived in, pulled a gun and fired several shots, apparently at the ceiling, he said.