This Day in History: Randy Llanes, 47, a fisherman from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, was killed by a swordfish on this day (May 29) in 2015. Llanes had harpooned the fish and jumped into the water to retrieve it, but the swordfish impaled him in the chest.
Another man, Franklin D. Langsford of Lanesville, MA, was killed by a swordfish in 1886. "When near the fish, but too far away to reach it with the lance, the fish quickly turned and rushed under the boat, thrusting its sword up through the bottom of the boat twenty-three inches. As the fish turned, the line was suddenly slacked, causing the captain to fall backward, and while he was down, the sword came piercing through the boat and into his body." Source
A scuba diver in Brazil in 2016 was attacked by a swordfish. "This scuba diver can count himself as incredibly lucky, after a swordfish charged at him and speared through his diving equipment, missing his body by inches." Source
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