Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini, 36 years old, passed away after being impaled by a needlefish whilst surfing off the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia.

An Italian surfer has died after being impaled in the chest by a sharp-billed fish while surfing off Indonesia’s West Sumatra coast. Giulia Manfrini, 36, had been surfing in the Mentawai Islands, a remote island chain when she suffered a “freak accident,

On Friday 18, Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini, 36, tragically died after being impaled in the chest by a needlefish in the Mentawai Islands.

Italian surfer and influencer Giulia Manfrini has died at age 36 after she was fatally impaled by a swordfish off the western coast of Indonesia.

Tributes have been paid to an Italian surfer after she was stabbed in the chest by a swordfish and died off the western coast of Indonesia.

Surfer Giulia Manfrini has died at age 36 after a “freak accident.” AWAVE Travel, a travel agency company Manfrini cofounded, confirmed the news on Saturday 19. “It is with the deepest sadness that I have to announce the passing of Giulia Manfrini,

Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini has died after being impaled by a needlefish while "doing what she loved" in remote Indonesia. The 36-year-old from Turin suffered the freak accident while surfing off the Mentawai Islands in the West Sumatra Province on Friday.

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.

Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini has died after being fatally impaled by a swordfish during a freak incident in Indonesia.

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.