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Surfer dies after being struck, impaled by swordfish
ktla ^
| 10/22/2024
| Tony Kurzweil
Posted on 10/22/2024 8:38:30 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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, BBC News reported.
Two witnesses are said to have tried to provide first aid to Manfrini, who was later taken to a medical center, the report stated.
Swordfish have a long sharp bill, or rostral bone, that can be dangerous to humans but fatalities are extremely rare.
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
TOPICS: Outdoors; Travel
KEYWORDS: indonesia; surfer; swordfish; travelguide
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posted on
10/22/2024 8:38:30 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
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posted on
10/22/2024 8:38:49 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/22/2024 8:43:26 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: BenLurkin
Swordfish have a long sharp bill, or rostral bone, pike for a nose that can be dangerous to humans but fatalities are extremely rare.
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posted on
10/22/2024 8:45:52 AM PDT
by
Salvavida
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/22/2024 8:59:22 AM PDT
by
ne1410s
(2 Tim 4:3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/22/2024 9:01:41 AM PDT
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ClearCase_guy
(My decisions about people are based almost entirely on skin color. I learned this from Democrats.)
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Was it an attack or a simple accident?
To: ClearCase_guy
I am laughing so hard right now! Well done! Bwahahahaha!
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posted on
10/22/2024 9:21:28 AM PDT
by
Rocco DiPippo
(Either the Deep State destroys America or we destroy the Deep State. -Donald Trump)
To: BenLurkin
Shades of Steve Irwin ...
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posted on
10/22/2024 9:22:11 AM PDT
by
Fish Speaker
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Oh, and, "Let's Go Brandon!")
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
Was she actually surfing at the time? Swordfish tend to stay beyond the shallow surf in much deeper waters. Didn’t see that one coming...
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posted on
10/22/2024 9:23:56 AM PDT
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Hatteras
To: BenLurkin
I’m an old surfer and the worst thing that ever happened to me was I stepped on a sea urchin while surfing in a Mexico and got needles stuck in my foot.
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posted on
10/22/2024 9:27:08 AM PDT
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38special
(The government is ruining our country!)
To: Hatteras
Spoke with a competitive surfer. Unafraid. ‘Friendly’ with them.
To: 38special
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posted on
10/22/2024 9:29:11 AM PDT
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Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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posted on
10/22/2024 9:33:08 AM PDT
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Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
To: Vendome
Kramer telling Jerry and George that he got stung by a jellyfish (George was warned off going on vacation by a fortune teller and gave his ticket to Kramer, who got stung but also met all the Sports Illustrated babes).
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10/22/2024 9:36:13 AM PDT
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Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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10/22/2024 9:40:03 AM PDT
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Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
10/22/2024 9:42:02 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/22/2024 9:42:20 AM PDT
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aquila48
(Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they. control you. )
To: Hatteras
From the article ...
struck in the chest by the swordfish while surfingAnother article I read said the swordfish came out of the water and struck her. Heck of a way to go.
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posted on
10/22/2024 9:42:49 AM PDT
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al_c
(Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
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