A female employee at Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton was rushed to an area hospital Tuesday morning after a cactus became lodged in her eye, according to sources familiar with the incident who spoke to BocaNewsNow.com.
The woman was in a maintenance area of the club when the so-called pencil cactus stuck in her eye, protruding into the eye cavity, the sources said. Workers on scene tried to flush it out before calling Boca Raton Fire Rescue for emergency aid. Her condition was unclear as of mid-morning.
The pencil cactus is a small, thin plant. The report did not say whether the cactus was part of landscaping for the wall the club is building along Clint Moore Road, a project that has drawn controversy. The source report said it was unknown whether there was any connection.
