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.

A young and talented surfer named Giulia Manfrini passed away in Indonesia in early October at the age of 36. She was surfing when a freak accident involving a swordfish happened, causing a fatal injury.

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.