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While surfing off the coast of West Sumatra, Indonesia, an Italian surfer was killed when a sharp-billed fish pierced him in the chest.
Giulia Manfrini, 36, experienced a “freak accident” while surfing in the isolated Mentawai Islands, according to James Colston, her business partner.
Colston posted a statement on Instagram on Sunday, saying, “Unfortunately, Giulia couldn’t be saved despite the heroic efforts of her partner, local resort staff, and doctors.” “We think she passed away in a place she loved, doing what she loved.”
Around 9:30 a.m. local time, Manfrini was surfing off the southern portion of Siberut Island when a swordfish struck her in the chest, according to Lahmudin Siregar, acting head of the Mentawai Islands disaster management department.
Both swordfish and needlefish may leap out of the water and have long, pointed bills. Although their physical characteristics can pose a threat to people, deaths are extremely uncommon.
When the accident happened, two witnesses were there and administered first assistance. According to Antara, who cited Siberut police, they hurried her to the Pei Pei Pasakiat Taileleu health center, but they were unable to save her life.
The mayor of Venaria Reale, a town in northern Italy close to Turin where Manfrini’s family resides, sent his sympathies to her family.
According to a statement from Fabio Giulivi, “the news of her death has left us shocked and makes us feel powerless in front of the tragedy that took her life so prematurely.” “To dad Giorgio, mom Chiara, and everyone else
