PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island beach was evacuated as authorities investigate reports from beachgoers that they heard a boom in the sand and saw a woman knocked into an adjacent rock wall.
Rayne Maguire, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental Management, tells the Providence Journal the woman was taken to a hospital from Salty Brine beach in Narragansett after the incident around 11 a.m. Saturday.
No other injuries have been reported.
DEM enforcement Sgt. Thomas Silvia said authorities are looking for a suspect they believe planted something in the sand, and then fled toward Rogers Williams state beach.
Mario Lewis of West Greenwich said he heard the boom that knocked over the woman about three feet from him, but saw no debris or smoke.
State police and Narragansett police are investigating with a bomb squad.
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