Surfer Giulia Manfrini died after being stabbed by a swordfish

Surfer Giulia Manfrini died after being stabbed by a swordfish

Giulia Manfrini surfs at an unnamed location. Photo: Kostantino Sergey/Pa Photos/NTB

Italian Giulia Manfrini (36 years old) was hacked by someone swordfish Off the coast of Indonesia.

The accident occurred while she was surfing on Masukot Island off the west coast of Sumatra on Friday.

– A swordfish unexpectedly jumped towards Manfrini and stabbed her in the chest, says Lahmuddin Siregar, head of emergency services for the Mentawai Archipelago. Australian ABC.

According to the channel, two of her friends were nearby when the accident occurred.

They took her to the doctor, but her life could not be saved. according to Telegraph She is said to have suffered a five-centimeter deep wound on her chest as a result of the swordfish attack.

The Telegraph writes that Giulia Manfrini fell in love with surfing and moved to Bali in Indonesia. Previously, she was a figure skating coach. Photo: Facebook/Costantino Sergi/PA Photos
The Telegraph writes that Giulia Manfrini fell in love with surfing and moved to Bali in Indonesia. Previously, she was a figure skating coach. Photo: Facebook/Costantino Sergi/PA Photos

The newspaper wrote that it is very rare for people to die after encountering a swordfish. However, tropical fish can get very large, weighing up to 450 kg.

Giulia Manfrini was a surf instructor and co-founder of the travel agency AWAVE, specializing in surf trips.

It is also referred to as influencer.

“She died doing what she loved, where she loved,” co-founder James Colston wrote on Instagram, According to the BBC.

Her kindness, care and positivity will be remembered by everyone who met her, and she will be greatly missed, he told Australia's ABC.

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Now her body will be sent to Italy.

Mayor Fabio Reale of Venaria Reale, near Turin, where Giulia Manfrini was born. He writes on Facebook The local community is in mourning.

– Giulia, only 36 years old, from Venaria, has long been pursuing two dreams: the love of surfing and opening a travel agency for active holidays, he writes and adds:

We are all shocked by the news of her death, and we feel helpless in the face of this terrible tragedy that took her life so early.

By Bond Robertson

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