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.
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 ...