Giulia Manfrini has tragically lost her life following a rare freak accident while surfing in the Mentawai Islands off the coast of Indonesia. According to reports from multiple sources, the surfer was injured by a leaping swordfish,

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,

Giulia Manfrini was killed while surfing in Indonesia, where a swordfish unexpectedly jumped up toward her and “pierced her chest,” according to local officials. She was 36.