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100-pound sailfish leaped out of the water and impaled a 73-year-old Maryland woman in her groin her fishing trip in Stuart, FL!
She was with 2 others on the boat and as they attempted to reel in the fish they noticed the swordfish began to charge at the boat, the incident report said.
The fish then jumped out of the water and stabbed the woman in the groin area as she was standing next to the center console. The anglers reported the sailfish was estimated to be 100 pounds, the sheriff’s office said.
The guys put pressure on her wound until she was able to receive medical attention. The woman, identified as Katherine Perkins, told police the incident unfolded so fast she did not have time to react. She was flown to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, and no reports on her condition yet.