A veteran cop from Mercer County was killed in a fiery crash, and a swimmer was injured when a needlefish stabbed him, ...

A swimmer was hospitalized after he was stabbed in the leg possibly by a needlefish on Long Beach Island over the weekend, ...

Long Beach Township police and the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad believe a needlefish, not a shark, is responsible for ...

A man sustained a minor leg injury while swimming near the 9 th Street beach. According to the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad ...

They are commonly found in coastal waters, bays and estuaries. While needlefish are not aggressive, they often jump out of ...

A rare ocean creature may be behind a swimmer's painful encounter at the Jersey Shore, officials said.A swimmer suffered a ...

An adult male swimmer was injured in the water at Barnegat Light. Witnesses described a puncture hole in the calf.

Giulia Manfrini, 36, was surfing in the Mentawai Islands the morning of Oct. 18 when she was speared in the chest by the fish, which may have been either a swordfish or a needlefish, according to ...

The surfing community is mourning the passing of Italy’s Giulia Manfrini, who died last month after being struck in the chest by a leaping needlefish. The bizarre incident occurred Oct. 18 as ...

An Italian surfer died last week after being impaled by a needlefish in the waters off Masokut Island in Indonesia. Antara, a local news agency, reported that 36-year-old Giulia Manfrini had been ...

The resort said she was hit by a needlefish — like the swordfish, another long fish with an elongated jaw, though the two come from different families. Run-ins with swordfish and needlefish are ...