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,

Giulia Manfrini has died at the age of 36 after being fatally impaled by a swordfish during a freak incident. The Italian thrill-seeker was killed while surfing at a popular surf break off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, earlier this month.

In a tragic and highly unusual incident, Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini, 36, has died after being struck by a swordfish while surfing off the coast of West Sumatra, Indonesia. The accident occurred near the waters of Ombak Bengbeng,

A surfer has died after being impaled by a swordfish in a freak accident in Indonesia. Giulia Manfrini, a 36-year-old Italian, was riding a wave when the swordfish reportedly leapt out of the water and struck her in the chest.

An avid surfer from Italy was fatally wounded when when she was impaled by a swordfish while catching a wave off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, earlier this month. According to a Facebook post by “Raw Surf,

Image via Instagram Not since Steve Irwin with a stingray have I seen such misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Surfer Giulia Manfrini died after a swordfish mortally impaled her during a freak accident.

A women's professional surfer has died in horrifying fashion at 36 years old. Giulia Manfrini, a professional surfer and thrill seeker from Italy, was killed in a horrifying swordfish accident while out on the water.

An Italian surfer has died after being impaled by a swordfish in a freak accident off the coast of Indonesia. Giulia Manfrini was surfing when a swordfish reportedly leapt from the water and struck her in the chest.