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,

An Italian surfer hunting for waves off the west coast of Sumatra died after she was stabbed in the chest by the bill of a swordfish, in what is being considered a freak accident.

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,

Italian national Giulia Manfrini was killed by a swordfish while surfing at a popular Mentawai surf spot off the west coast of Sumatra, in Indonesia last Friday. The 36-year-old was impaled while catching a wave off Masokut Island, suffering a 5cm deep wound in the upper-left side of her chest.

The fish unexpectedly sprang out of the Indian Ocean and impaled Giulia Manfrini in her chest, causing a two-inch puncture wound.

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.