The fish “jumped toward Manfrini and stuck her right in the chest,” said Lahmudin Siregar, head of the Mentawai Islands Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency. Advertisement.

Located about 90 miles off the coast of West Sumatra, Sipura is part of the Mentawai Islands Regency, a small chain that has achieved mythical status in the surfing community for its abundance of ...

Giulia Manfrini, 36, of northern Italy, was in the water in Mentawai Islands Regency, an area that draws surfers from around the world, according to the Indonesian news agency Antara.

The fish "jumped toward Manfrini and stuck her right in the chest," said Lahmudin Siregar, head of the Mentawai Islands Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency. Manfrini was rushed to a local ...

A surfer has died at the age of 36 after being speared in the chest by a swordfish in a “freak accident”. In Indonesia, Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini died after an encounter with a swordfish ...

Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini has died after a fatal run-in with a swordfish.. The 36-year-old was surfing near the Mentawai Islands Regency in Indonesia Oct. 18 when a swordfish "unexpectedly ...

The 36-year-old was surfing near the Mentawai Islands Regency in Indonesia on Oct. 18 when a swordfish "unexpectedly jumped towards Manfrini and pierced her chest," Lahmudin Siregar, the acting ...

Acting head of the Mentawai Islands Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Lahmudin Siregar spoke to news agency Antara, telling the outlet "the information we received from the Head ...

The Mentawai Islands Regency is a popular international tourist destination, especially for surfing. Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.

“Unexpectedly, a swordfish jumped toward Manfrini and stuck her right in the chest,” said Lahmudin Siregar, head of the Mentawai Islands Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency.

Mentawai regency and legislative council are preparing three new bylaws aimed at tapping revenue from its world famous surfing and tourism players, which the administration claims has created zero ...