An Italian surfer and social media influencer has died after being impaled by a swordfish off the coast of Indonesia, officials said.
Giulia Manfrini, a 36-year-old surfing coach and the founder of surf travel agency AWAVE, was surfing in the waters off West Sumatra near the Mentawai Islands on Friday when the tragic freak incident occurred, ABC News Australia reported.
The swordfish “unexpectedly jumped towards Manfrini and pierced her chest,” said Lahmudin Siregar, acting head of the Mentawai Islands’ Disaster Management Agency.
Manfrini’s friends, Alexandre Ribas and Massimo Ferro, witnessed the accident and provided first aid while rushing her to the Pei Pei Pasakiat Taileleu Health Center, where she was declared dead.
It is not immediately clear if the Italian national, who had over 26,000 Instagram followers, died of drowning or the deep gash created by the…
