Local officials said Giulia Manfrini was surfing off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia when she was 'unexpectedly' impaled by a swordfish bill into her chest.
Depending on where on her chest it went in, maybe it punctured a lung? Not sure if your heart can be reached within 2 inches anywhere around your chest.
It says she was pierced 2" into her chest. That’s all it took to kill her? That’s nuts
Depending on where on her chest it went in, maybe it punctured a lung? Not sure if your heart can be reached within 2 inches anywhere around your chest.
3.2 cm is average depth from skin to heart at its closest point to the outside. 6% of individuals is just 1.7 cm.
So 2" can be plenty to poke at it.
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