S Martin/Shutterstock Talk about an ouchie! A beachgoer got more than he bargained for after swimming at a New Jersey beach. He was stabbed in the leg while in the water in a suspected needlefish ...

A beachgoer in New Jersey was stabbed in the leg while swimming — and officials suspect that it may have been a sting from a ...

A 19-year-old Asbury Park lifeguard had surgery to remove her umbrella pole from her arm. The freak accident was caused by a wind gust, eyewitness said ...

Last week, a swimmer was stabbed in the leg by an Atlantic needlefish while swimming off the Jersey coast, police said. The ...

A lifeguard was impaled by a windswept umbrella, while a swimmer had a puncture wound in his calf that was likely caused by a ...

An adult male swimmer was punctured in the calf at Barnegat Light. An Asbury Park lifeguard had her umbrella go through her ...

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 ...

Needlefish have long narrow beaks capable of causing deep puncture wounds, and can jump out of the water at speeds of up to 60km/h. The 16-year-old fell from his boat, ...

Triassic fossil reveals nature's best jaw for hunting fast fish Date: May 7, 2025 Source: Virginia Tech Summary: Newly discovered species of extinct fish shows striking similarities to unrelated ...