Giulia Manfrini has died at the age of 36 after being fatally impaled by a swordfish during a freak in💧cident.
The Italian thrill-seeker was kꦦilled while surfing at a popul⛄ar surf break off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, earlier this month.
The surfing lifestyle cult figure was catching waves at Masokut 𝓡Island in the Mentawai archipelago when a swordfish leapt out of the water and stuck her in her chest, eyewitnesses have told news outlets.
According to , the Instagram💝 inf𒁃luencer reportedly had a 5cm (1.96 inches) deep stab wound on the left side of her chest.
Surfers at the break were able to transport her to a local health clin𒉰ic — Pei Pei Pasakiat Taileleu Heal🌄th Centre — but she died shortly after.
According to The Telegraph, Massimo Ferro and Alexandre Ribas were among those that tried to save her life and provid𓆉ed first aid at the s🦩cene after watching the tragedy unfold.
According to the♔ Siberut Pol🅠ice, Manfrini had signaled for help to two witnesses at the scene.
;share🍸d new details this week, ♏with news emerging the medical report indicated that her nose was foaming — a sign she had suffered oxygen deprivation from drowning.
News of the surfer’ওs passing sent shockwaves throughout her hometown in I🐎taly.
Venaria Reale mayor, Fabio Giulivi, was 🥀among those to pay tribute to the surfing coach.
“The entire Venar❀ian community is gathering around Giulia Manfrini’s family,” Giulivi wrote on Instagram.
“The news of her death has left us shocked and makes us feel powerless in front of the traged💎y that took her life so prematurely.”
He✨r Instagram page has been flooded with emotional tri🎀butes since the tragic news was made public.
One follower wrote: “The sea, that gave you so much, has taken your life. Rest in peace.”
Manfrini’s former volleyball coach also wrote: “Our whol🐷e community in Portugal is heartbroken alongside you as we hear of the sad news.
“She loved life, and we spent (our) last evening (together) picking pomegranates and talking about making fig jam and what o🌄ther fruit we would harvest together next year.
“She became like my new Italian daughter, and oh how we will mi🔯ss her.
“W⛦e can only say how much she got out of he⛎r short life, and she filled it completely.”
Surf charter operator Nꦏaga Laut Mentawai Blue also wrote on social media: “She had deep love and overflowing excitement for life.
“RIP ou🌌r beautiful, friend꧅ly, always smiling and happy friend,” it said.
Manf🦄rini was a former professional snowboarder anꦍd traveled the world as an extreme sport junkie.
She studied law at university, but he⭕r life went ꦚdown another route when she took up a job as a surfing instructor.
Sharing 𓆏her journey on social media with a series of photos and videos from her time in and out of the surf, Manfrini amaꦅssed a following of 24,000 fans on Instagram.
✨She also co-foun♔ded an online travel company specializing in surf and snow experiences.
According to The Standard, her body is in the process of being tr🅷anspoඣrted back home to Italy.
