Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini, 36 years old, passed away after being impaled by a needlefish whilst surfing off the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia.

An Italian surfer has died after being struck in the chest by a sharp-billed fish while surfing off Indonesia’s West Sumatra coast.

SINGAPORE: An Italian surfer has died after being struck by a swordfish while surfing off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Ms Giulia Manfrini, 36, was fatally injured after being impaled by the bill of the swordfish last Friday (Oct 18) in the waters off Ombak Bengbeng,

Italian surfer and coach Giulia Manfriri was killed last week in Sumatra, Indonesia, after a swordfish impaled her in the chest, according to reports. Manfrini, 36, was surfing a left off Masokut Island in the Mentawais on October 18 when a swordfish lept from the water,

JAKARTA – Tributes were paid to an Italian surfer after she was stabbed in the chest by a swordfish and died off the western coast of Indonesia. Ms Giulia Manfrini, 36, was surfing when she was struck by a fish with a long, pointed bill in the Mentawai islands off the coast of Sumatra island last week.

An Italian surfer has died in a rare and tragic accident after being struck by a swordfish while surfing off Indonesia's West Sumatra coast.

Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini has died after being impaled by a needlefish while "doing what she loved" in remote Indonesia. The 36-year-old from Turin suffered the freak accident while surfing off the Mentawai Islands in the West Sumatra Province on Friday.

Giulia Manfrini's business partner and friend called her death a "freak accident" when he shared the news Saturday on Instagram.

Giulia Manfrini was surfing in the Mentawai islands when a swordfish "suddenly jumped and struck her in the chest," officials said.

Lahmudin Siregar, acting head of the Mentawai Islands' Disaster Management Agency, told local news agency Antara that the swordfish "unexpectedly jumped towards Manfrini and pierced her chest." Despite immediate efforts to save her,