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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island beach has been evacuated as authorities investigate reports from beachgoers of a boom in the sand that knocked a woman into a rock wall.
State Department of Environmental Management spokeswoman Rayne Maguire told 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, then fled. Police are investigating with a bomb squad.
