Giulia Manfrini was surfing off the coast of Indonesia when she was suddenly impaled by a fish. How dangerous are swordfish and needlefish?

Giulia Manfrini, 36, was surfing in the waters of Masokut Island when a swordfish struck her in the chest, leading to her drowning. officials said.

On Friday 18, Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini, 36, tragically died after being impaled in the chest by a needlefish in the Mentawai Islands.

Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini was surfing in the Mentawai Islands when she was impaled by a swordfish, Indonesian authorities said. The resort said it was a needlefish.

Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini, 36, was surfing off Indonesia’s West Sumatra coast when she was impaled in the chest by a swordfish, according to CNN. According to a medical report, she was stabbed in the upper left chest.

A longtime surfer and travel guide died after being impaled by a swordfish off the coast of Indonesia. The 36-year-old Italian surfer, identified as Giulia Manfrini by her business partner, was struck in the chest by the swordfish while surfing west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean,

Giulia Manfrini, 36, was surfing in Indonesia when a swordfish leapt out of the water and speared her in the chest, leaving her with a two-inch-deep wound.

An Italian surfer died in a freak accident on October 18 after she was impaled by a swordfish. 36-year-old Giulia Manfrini had been surfing off Masokut Island in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra when 'unexpectedly,