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

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

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

Off the east coast of Australia, fish are doing something funny. On two separate occasions, biologist Ryan Day has seen needlefish employ a novel hunting tactic, launching themselves out of the ...

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 ...