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An Italian surfer has died after being impaled in the chest by a sharp-billed fish while surfing off Indonesia鈥檚 West Sumatra coast.
Giulia Manfrini, 36, had been surfing in the Mentawai Islands, a remote island chain when she suffered a 鈥渇reak accident,鈥 said her business partner James Colston.
鈥淯nfortunately, even with the brave efforts of her partner, local resort staff and doctors, Giulia couldn鈥檛 be saved,鈥 Colston said Sunday in a statement on Instagram. 鈥淲e believe she died doing what she loved, in a place that she loved.鈥
Lahmudin Siregar, acting head of the Mentawai Islands disaster management agency, said Manfrini was struck in the chest by a swordfish while surfing off the southern part of Siberut Island around 9:30 a.m. local time, according to state-news agency Antara.
According to a medical report, she suffered a stab wound to the upper left chest with a depth of about five centimeters, the agency said.
Together Colston and Manfrini founded travel company AWAVE Travel, which organized trips to popular surfing destinations, including the Mentawai Islands.
Hidden Bay Resort Mentawais said in an Instagram post that their 鈥渃lient and friend鈥 had been 鈥渉it in the chest by a needlefish and died almost immediately.鈥
Both needlefish and swordfish have long, sharp bills and can jump out of the water. While their physical features can be dangerous to humans, fatalities are incredibly rare.
Two witnesses were nearby when the accident occurred and provided first aid. They rushed her to the Pei Pei Pasakiat Taileleu health center, but her life could not be saved, Antara reported citing Siberut police.
The mayor of Venaria Reale, a town near Turin in northern Italy, where Manfrini鈥檚 family lives, expressed his condolences to those who knew her.
鈥淭he news of her death has left us shocked and makes us feel powerless in front of the tragedy that took her life so prematurely,鈥 Fabio Giulivi said in a statement. 鈥淭o mum Chiara, dad Giorgio and all the people who loved her, a touched hug from me and the whole City.鈥
According to the AWAVE Travel website, Manfrini was a former professional snowboarder who had a passion for surfing that 鈥渓ed her all over the world to chase waves.鈥
鈥淕iulia couldn鈥檛 travel without people falling in love with her smile, laugh and endless Stoke,鈥 Colston, the agency鈥檚 co-founder, wrote.
鈥淲e love you Giulia. I am so sorry to say goodbye.鈥
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