Move over Jaws — there’s a new deadly fish in town. Last week, a swimmer was stabbed in the leg by an Atlantic needlefish while swimming off the Jersey coast, police said. The rare clash between human ...

9:31 p.m. Oct. 22, 2024: An earlier version of this article said Manfrini was impaled by a swordfish. She was struck by a needlefish. An Italian surfer died last week after being impaled by a ...

Needlefish are mostly found in shallow waters near the shore and can leap out of the water to strike when they feel threatened A beachgoer in New Jersey was stabbed in the leg while swimming — and ...

Needlefish are mostly found in shallow waters near the shore and can leap out of the water to strike when they feel threatened Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...