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  • Surfer dies after being struck, impaled by swordfish

    10/22/2024 8:38:30 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 27 replies
    ktla ^ | 10/22/2024 | Tony Kurzweil
    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.