An Italian female surfer died after being stabbed by a swordfish in Indonesia.
Julia Manfrini (right), who was enjoying surfing in Indonesia, died after being stabbed in the chest by a swordfish. NBC News captures Julia Manfrini’s Instagram
According to reports from the BBC on the 22nd (local time), Italian tourist Giulia Manfrini (36) died after being stabbed in the chest by a swordfish while surfing near the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra, Indonesia, on the 18th. The Mentawai Islands are famous for their surfing spots.
It was confirmed that the beak of the swordfish that jumped at the time of the accident was lodged in her chest by about 5 cm, causing fatal injuries.
Two other surfers nearby pulled Manfrini out of the water, gave him first aid, and took him to the hospital, where he eventually died.
As news of her accident spread, waves of condolences continued in the surfing world.
Appearance of Giulia Manfrini. Photo Instagram capture
Mentawai Blue, a surfing company in Indonesia, wrote on its social media, “It is with a very heavy heart,” and “We send our deepest condolences to our friend Manprini, who was beautiful, always smiling, and had a deep love for life.”
Fellow surfers also expressed their condolences, saying, “We believe she died doing what she loved in a place she loved.”
Swordfish is a 4-5m long fish with a long, sharp snout like a sword. The snout accounts for about half of the total body length and is mainly used for defense and hunting for food. It is said that it weighs up to 700 kg and can swim at a maximum speed of 80 km per hour.
In Korea, it often appears near the South Sea and Jeju Island. Because it has a very ferocious temper, it is known that it sometimes jumps on boats to attack or stab people.
swordfish. Getty Image Bank
This is not the first time a swordfish has attacked a person.
According to the ‘Asian Journal of Surgery’, an international academic journal cited by the Daily Mail, the first case of death caused by a swordfish occurred in 2007.
A 39-year-old man who was fishing at night died after being stabbed in the right eye by a swordfish that jumped up after shining a torch into the water.
In 2016, a swordfish was captured in Brazil attacking the oxygen tank of a subcontractor diver who was working underwater.
In 2015, in Hawaii, USA, a fisherman who was trying to catch a swordfish was attacked again and died during the process of catching swordfish.
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