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Hawaii Island man dies after being impaled by swordfish
KHON ^ | 5-30-2015 | KHON

Posted on 05/30/2015 12:05:35 PM PDT by tcrlaf

Hawaii Island police report that a 47-year-old fisherman died Friday in Kailua-Kona during a fishing accident.

Responding to a 10:48 a.m. call, police learned that a swordfish had been observed in Honokohau Harbor and that fisherman Randy Llanes of Kailua-Kona had jumped into the water with a spear gun. The fish was then seen thrashing about, leaving a puncture wound to the man’s upper chest.

Hawaii County Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and attempted CPR. They took Llanes to Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:30 a.m.

Acting Sgt. David Matsushima of the Kona patrol said that after the fish got hit with Llanes’ spear, “the fish got wrapped around a mooring anchor, came back and swam at him.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: hawaii; karma; marinebiology; spearfish
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To: YouPosting2Me

Beat me to it. Funny movie.


61 posted on 05/30/2015 1:28:45 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: nickcarraway

...Swimming in the ocean
Causing a commotion
because they are so awesome!


62 posted on 05/30/2015 1:28:49 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: tcrlaf

I was offshore Fort Pierce, Florida and hooked a big Sailfish that made a run and jumped aboard trying to spear me. I dodged him and he went in to the fish locker.


63 posted on 05/30/2015 1:43:26 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Obammy is a lie, a mooselimb and pond scum.)
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To: ETL

10 hours of “Narwhals, Narwhals”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbby9coDRCk

Good luck getting that out of your head.


64 posted on 05/30/2015 1:50:45 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: LeoWindhorse

Sounds like he was playing Tether Swordfish, and lost.

Perhaps Bill Maher will use this incident for his next Halloween Costume.


65 posted on 05/30/2015 1:56:05 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Hillary, because it's time for a POTUS without a SCROTUS...)
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To: tcrlaf
Seems like every few years, some fisherman gets skewered by a large billfish. This one is the first death I can recall, though. Back in 2006, something similar happened where a Marlin leaped *over* the boat, speared the fisherman through his upper chest (shoulder / collarbone area) and swept him over the far railing, into the water. That fisherman lived, I believe.

There was a thread here about it, I suspect that searching "fisherman impaled" would call it up.

66 posted on 05/30/2015 2:09:21 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: dp0622


that was one vengeful fish.”

How about a vengeful leopard.

http://africafreak.com/blog/the-revenge-of-the-leopard/


67 posted on 05/30/2015 2:23:29 PM PDT by bestintxas (every time a RINO loses, a founding father gets his wings.)
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To: bestintxas

It does not pay to piss off a large kitty. They haz weapons and are not afraid to use them.


68 posted on 05/30/2015 2:31:25 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: JimRed

Yeah, swordfish is one of the fish the rabbis debated and debated over. I can’t remember the details. But clearly they have a mean streak!


69 posted on 05/30/2015 2:39:52 PM PDT by Yaelle ("You're gonna fly away, Glad you're going my way... I love it when we're Cruzin together")
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To: ExpatGator
Another news source that has a short video of the fish in question. Fish seems agitated, likely as it is a deep water creature and found itself lost in the shallow harbor.

Swordfish

70 posted on 05/30/2015 2:40:29 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: Frank_2001

Just don’t eat the sword of a swordfish through your chest.


71 posted on 05/30/2015 2:42:20 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: tcrlaf
New movie for 'Jaws' fans: Swordfish...

Outline for movie by Hollywood: A swordfish that is upset at conservatives who are denying global warming attacks people, including the Greenpeace ship, a PETA spokesperson who was speaking out at a beach when the fish attacks and the Obamas.

Oops, it's Hollywood, so it would be people who are kooks portrayed as conservatives.

72 posted on 05/30/2015 2:54:52 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: Safetgiver

But I’ve seen a Marlin towing a boat...(remember the AMC Marlin?).


73 posted on 05/30/2015 3:01:35 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: ETL

Looks like they needed a bigger boat.


74 posted on 05/30/2015 3:05:21 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (Sprinkles are for winners.)
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To: Newtoidaho
... The Journey to $10 Million Begins » we-re-gonna-need-a-bigger-boat

Jaws will be available to buy on Blu-ray (and DVD) from August 14 with ...

75 posted on 05/30/2015 3:09:35 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: tcrlaf

He died with a smile on his face and a fish in his heart.


76 posted on 05/30/2015 3:19:26 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Doctrine doesn't change. The trick is to find a way around it.)
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To: ETL

I never caught a Swordfish but I did catch a Blue Marlin, It would have no trouble penetrating a human body.


77 posted on 05/30/2015 3:26:22 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: Ditter
Description Swordfish skeleton.jpg
78 posted on 05/30/2015 3:33:54 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL
Sometimes you catch fish. Sometimes the fish cathes you.


79 posted on 05/30/2015 3:34:16 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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To: Delta 21

Wow. Lol.


80 posted on 05/30/2015 3:39:18 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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