Man sues chain after incident with giant inflatable beaver

A South Carolina man has filed a complaint against convenience store chain Buc-ee's after he tripped over one of the store's inflatable mascots. According to the lawsuit filed by Richard E. Brown, the Kershaw County resident said he was walking on the sidewalk outside the chain's Florence location on May 22, 2022, when he “tripped over a rope that ran from the base of Buc-ee's inflatable beaver … to the anchor point,” according to WBTW and KENS 5. The complaint states Brown suffered multiple injuries, primarily to his right shoulder.

The negligence suit lists the suffering Brown says he endured, including “physical pain … mental anguish, emotional distress and impairment of health and physical performance,” Brown said. USA Today. The suit accuses Buc-ee's of failing to exercise “reasonable care” to protect people from the dangers of the inflatable mascot and claims the chain knew full well about the mascot's “dangerous condition.” Brown's suit seeks unspecified monetary damages. (More stories from Buc-ee's.)