Sailfish

Katherine Perkins, 70, was standing in a boat when the sailfish leaped out of the water and stabbed her.

They can grow up to 11-feet-long and weigh up to 220 pounds, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The other two passengers, Louis Toth and Dominic Bellezza, said the sailfish appeared to be charging the boat before it jumped out of the water and stabbed Perkins. She was later taken to a local medical hospital.

Katherine Perkins, 70, was trying to reel in the sailfish on a fishing line when it leaped out of the water and struck her, authorities say.

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The sailfish jumped out of the water and impaled the Maryland woman off the coast of Florida as a man was trying to reel it onto the boat, officials said.

Rescuers tended to the woman, and she was flown to a hospital. It then jumped out of the water and stabbed the woman in the groin area with its bill while she was standing near the boat’s center console, according to the sheriff’s office. A 73-year-old woman was impaled by a sailfish that jumped out of the water while charging the boat she was on, officials in Florida said.

The fish impaled Katherine Perkins, of Maryland , in the groin area with its pointed bill on Tuesday while she was standing in the boat as two companions ...

Like the swordfish, sailfish are recognizable by their extended, pointed bills. Perkins and her friends were in a boat two miles off the shore of Stuart - a coastal town north of West Palm Beach that is regarded as the sailfish capital of the world - when they caught the 100-pound sailfish. Perkins and her friends were in a boat off near Stuart, a coastal town north of West Palm Beach that is regarded as the sailfish capital of the world, when they caught the 100-pound sailfish (file photo)

STUART, Fla. -- A 70-year-old woman was stabbed by the bill of a 100-pound sailfish that leapt out of the water and attacked her as her companions were ...

A 73-year-old woman was airlifted to a hospital after being stabbed by a 100-pound sailfish that an angler was trying to reel onto a boat off the Florida ...

Sailfish have long bills, similar to those of marlins and swordfish. The boat was about two miles offshore from the St. Lucie Inlet when the incident took place. The two men on the boat applied pressure to the wound right away, according to an incident report filed last week.

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Sailfish are among the fastest fish in the ocean, able to reach speeds of up to 60 miles an hour. Katherine Perkins told investigators that the fish flew out of the water so quickly that she didn’t have time to react, the report said. A 73-year-old Maryland woman was stabbed in the groin by a sailfish as two other passengers aboard her vessel attempted to reel in the animal off the Florida coast last week, local authorities said.

The sailfish jumped out of the water and impaled the Maryland woman off the coast of Florida as a man was trying to reel it onto the boat, officials said.

Rescuers tended to the woman, and she was flown to a hospital. It then jumped out of the water and stabbed the woman in the groin area with its bill while she was standing near the boat’s center console, according to the sheriff’s office. A 73-year-old woman was impaled by a sailfish that jumped out of the water while charging the boat she was on, officials in Florida said.

A 70-year-old woman from Arnold was stabbed by the bill of a 100-pound sailfish that leaped out of the water and attacked her as her companions were trying ...

The incident took place when the woman, Katherine Perkins, was standing in a boat while her two friends were reeling the fish in.

Stuart, the small town close to the place where Ms Perkins was stabbed, is known as the sailfish capital of the world. Ms Perkins' friends were pulling the fish in on a fishing line when it suddenly jumped out of water and attacked the 73-year-old. The coast where the incident took place, is located two miles north of the Palm Beach, the sheriff's office said.

A 73-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital after the incident on a fishing boat off the Florida coast.

According to National Geographic, sailfish are the fastest fish in the ocean and can reach speeds of 68 miles per hour. The sailfish appeared to be charging at the boat and then jumped from the water and stabbed the woman in the groin while she was standing beside the boat’s center console, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. She was taken to the hospital and was in good condition on Sunday, a spokesperson for HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital told CNN.

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According to all three people on the boat, the sailfish weighed at least 100 pounds. The other two passengers claimed that the sailfish was chasing the boat before it jumped out and stabbed Katherine Perkins. The number of such incidents has been alarmingly growing in recent years. Sailfish is one of the fastest fish species in water and can swim faster than 50 mph. After docking, fire officials came and nursed the wound and took Katherine to the nearby hospital. On the morning of July 19, two people were trying to catch the fish off the Florida coast when it jumped out and stabbed the woman on the boat.

Sailfish are the fastest fish in the ocean and can reach speeds of almost 70 miles per hour.

The largest sailfish caught in the state was 126 pounds, but most anglers release the fish when caught. The largest sailfish ever caught was 11.2 feet long and weighed 220.5 pounds, according to Oceana. They live primarily near the surface of the ocean, but can dive up to 1,150 feet to find food. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says they are "known for their fast runs, acrobatic jumps and head-shaking attempts to throw a hook."

A 100-pound sailfish leaped out of the water and impaled a Katherine Perkins, 73, of Maryland, on a fishing boat in Florida, officials said.

The anglers reported the sailfish was estimated to be 100 pounds, the sheriff’s office said. The victim was with two others last Tuesday when an angler on board caught the sailfish on a fishing line about two miles offshore near Stuart, Florida, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said. A 100-pound sailfish leaped out of the water and impaled a 73-year-old Maryland woman on a fishing boat in Florida, officials said.

A 73-year-old woman was impaled in the groin when a 100-pound sailfish leaped from the ocean onto a fishing boat off the coast of Florida, police said.

The two anglers onboard with Perkins estimated the fish to be about 100 pounds, police said. A 73-year-old woman was impaled in the groin when a 100-pound sailfish leaped from the ocean onto a fishing boat off the coast of Florida, police said. Maryland woman Katherine Perkins was standing next to the center console on a fishing boat on July 19 about two miles off the coast of Stuart when a sailfish, which has a long bill, came out of the water and stabbed her in the groin area.

A woman is on the mend after she was stabbed by a sailfish weighing about 100 pounds while boating off the coast of Florida. The incident occurred last ...

While their meat is not widely eaten, National Geographic said the fish is sought after as a "game fish." The report explained that injury occurred as one of the other two passengers on the boat had the fish on a line, and was attempting to reel it in. Citing a hospital spokesperson, CNN reported that the woman was in good condition on Sunday.

A Maryland woman was stabbed in the groin by a 100-pound sailfish while on a boat with two men fishing off the Florida coast, the Martin County Sheriff's ...

They are usually released after a catch, though taking one sailfish that is at least 63 inches is permitted per day, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Their spearlike upper bills are typically used to attack prey such as sardines and squid. Perkins was on the boat with Louis Toth, 75, and Dominic Bellezza, 77, when Toth hooked the sailfish, which the two men estimated weighed 100 pounds, the report said.

Katherine Perkins, 73, taken to hospital after attack by sailfish, which moved so fast Perkins did not have time to react.

The fish “was identified as a sailfish and … it began to charge at the boat”, the report added. They also feast on squid and octopus.” As described by National Geographic, they are “blue to gray in colour with white underbellies.

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But the fish charged the boat and unexpectedly leapt out of the water in Perkins' direction. Toth and Belleza told News Observer that Perkins suddenly became "incoherent," as she was probably in shock from the incident. Luckily, nobody else had sustained injuries as a result of the incident. According to The Independent, 75-year-old Louis Toth and 77-year-old Dominic Belleza were reeling a 100-pound sailfish out of the water, as Perkins stood nearby to photograph their catch. For the most part, fishing tends to involve sitting, waiting, and beer-drinking. For example, a sailfish in Florida recently impaled 73-year-old Maryland resident, Katherine Perkins.

A 70-year-old woman was stabbed by the bill of a 100-pound sailfish that leapt out of the water and attacked her as her companions were trying to reel it in ...