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

They have a long beak and sharp, needle-like teeth. People have been injured and killed by swordfish and needlefish before, ...

What is the needlefish? Contrary to initial reports, Giulia Manfrini did not die due to a swordfish but because of a needlefish. Massimo recounts the incident: "We were at sea, assisted by a boat ...

Needlefish are smaller ... In 2015, a fisherman was killed in Hawaii when a swordfish he had speared struck him with its bill. The man, Randy Llanes, 47, had jumped into the water with a speargun ...

Run-ins with swordfish and needlefish are rare but not unheard of: In 2015, a fishing boat captain died on Hawaii Island after being struck in the chest by a 40-pound swordfish he had just speared ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. The body of a surfer killed after being stabbed in the chest by a needlefish in remote Indonesian waters last week is on its way home to her family in Italy.

Hawaii's Big Island is wilder and more rugged than its neighbors, making it the ideal destination for an adventurous trip ...

An Italian surfer died last week after being impaled by a needlefish in the waters off Masokut Island in Indonesia. Antara, a local news agency, reported that 36-year-old Giulia Manfrini had been ...

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