Police: Cause of Rhode Island beach blast may never be known

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Kathleen Danise, 60, of Waterbury, Connecticut, was released from the hospital on Sunday after she was thrown 10 feet from her beach chair
Investigators have found no physical evidence of an explosion on Salty Brine Beach in Rhode Island and it was reopened on Sunday
Police and the state's fire marshal are investigating whether there was an aerial explosion or an explosion below ground though they may never know

By Associated Press and Alexandra Klausner For Dailymail.com

Published: 13:28 EST, 13 July 2015 | Updated: 15:51 EST, 13 July 2015

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A Rhode Island beach has re-opened and the woman who was catapulted into the air after a mysterious 'explosion' on the sandy destination spot is out of the hospital and nursing broken ribs.

Kathleen Danise, 60, of Waterbury, Connecticut, was thrown 10 feet from her beach chair at Salty Brine Beach in Narraganset into the rock jetty on Saturday, according to Danise's family members.

'The last thing I remember was reading my book and we watched a gentlemen get ready to go scuba diving,' Danise told WPRI after her release from the hospital on Sunday.

'He was putting on his scuba diving gear and that’s the last thing I remember.'

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Beach goer captures aftermath of beach explosion

Nursing broken ribs: Kathleen Danise, 60, is seen returning home from the hospital on Sunday after she was catapulted out of her beach chair at Salty Brine Beach in Narraganset into the rock jetty on Saturday

Spotty memory: 'The last thing I remember was reading my book and we watched a gentlemen get ready to go scuba diving,' Danise said after her release from the hospital on Sunday

A woman who said she was the victim’s sister told WPRI Danise suffered a severe concussion, two fractured ribs and 'bumps and bruises all over.'

'She had a pound of sand in her ears, her nose,' said the woman. Danise is recovering at home and hopes that she can soon return to work as a registered nurse.

Danise has visited the beach for over 30 years but says she has no intention of going back until investigators discover the cause of the horrifying incident

Officials have found no physical evidence of an explosion on the ground and said on Monday there may never be an explanation as to what exactly happened.

'It could be a lot of different things,' state police Col. Steven G. O'Donnell said.

'We may not have a definitive answer.'

Police and the state's fire marshal are investigating whether there was an aerial explosion or an explosion below ground at Salty Brine beach, O'Donnell said.

No going back: Danise has visited the beach for over 30 years but says she has no intention of going back until investigators discover the cause of the horrifying incident

Baffled: Officials have admitted they have no idea what happened when a woman was catapulted into the air after an 'explosion' on a Rhode Island beach. She is pictured on a stretcher being taken to hospital

Investigators are also looking into rock shifts and seismic events, he said.

'You could have an aerial explosion that could create a boom. Anything on ground, we've ruled that out,' O'Donnell said.

Police never theorized that the event was caused by a grenade or another explosive device, O'Donnell said.

'You never rule anything out, but you go where the evidence takes you,' O'Donnell said.

'We don't have evidence that it was anything on the ground at this point.'

He said there's typically physical evidence with an explosion, such as charring or debris, which investigators haven't found.

The beach was reopened Sunday after officials found no evidence of an explosive device or gas line under the sand.

Reports of suspicious people in the area around the time of the blast were also investigated but were found to have no connection to the blast.