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  • Ouch: Leaping needlefish impales man's nasal cavity

    02/17/2009 6:24:24 PM PST · by JoeProBono · 20 replies · 1,480+ views
    A 29 year old man has been left with the 'beak' of a needlefish stuck in his face after it leapt from the sea and impaled him below the nose.Experts from the Department of Otolarynology at Israel's Meir Medical Centre in Kfar Saba said that the man was admitted to the hospital after the fish hit him in the face, and left its toothy jaws wedged in the hole.The fish apparently leapt from the sea and impaled the man at the side of the nose. It's jaws hit with such force that they pierced his naval cavity, went through his...
  • Hawaiian Teen Recovering From Fish Attack (Spear Hawaii Diver In the Chest-I'm Going to Quit Diving)

    07/25/2005 11:02:03 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 45 replies · 2,080+ views
    RedNova News ^ | Sunday, 24 July 2005
    HONOLULU - A 19-year-old Mililani man is recovering at Queen's Medical Center after being impaled by what he says was a barracuda. Tonga "Piu" Loumoli was night diving off Kahana Bay near Kaaawa in Windward Oahu late Thursday night when a four-foot-long fish charged into his stomach. The fish wiggled loose, but left behind a six-inch-long gash and a tooth. A fishing buddy put Loumoli in a small dinghy and dragged him nearly a mile to shore and flagged down a police officer who called for help. Marine expert Craig Thomas said he has never heard of a barracuda charging...