Beachgoer stacked in the leg while swaming in suspected needle fish attack

A beach guest in New Jersey became stabbed in the leg while they swam – and officials suspect it may have been a stick from a needle fish.

On Saturday, June 21, Long Beach Township Police Department Shared a press release that officers were called to the city’s 9th Street beach after an adult man suffered a “minor leg injury” while swam around 11:40 local time.

After being treated by Barnegat Light Beach Patrol, police officers and Barnegat Light First Aid, the first responders took the man to a local hospital, and the police said that no further information about the incident was available.

“The cause of the damage is currently unknown,” the press release added.

Talking to CourierThe Barnegat Light Beach Patrol Sgt. Hugh Shields described human injury as a puncture holes in the calf.

According to Shields, the victim’s calf had seemed to be stabbed by a needle fish or a dog fish, two species that are common in New Jersey and other Atlantic waters during the summer.

Barnegat Light First Aid Squad later confirmed the news and wrote in a Facebook posts that the “initial indication seems to have been a needle fish.”

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According to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (Dnrec), needle fish (and dog fish, a closely related species) are mostly found in shallow water, bays and estuaries near the beach, often ranges from 8 to 18 inches in size and can jump out of the water to beat when they feel threatened.

Although human encounters with needle and dog fish are rare, they are not unknown.

In 2010, a kayakier in the Florida Keynads had punctured when a fish jumped out of the water and stacked her in the back.

1999The A fisherman in Malaysia was killed after being spearheaded by a dog fish, according to Courier.

USA today Also reported that a 20-year-old in Brazil turned out to have part of a needle fishing jaw embedded behind the ear after he was hit by the fish while surfing.

Another Impaling Incident also took place in New Jersey last week – although it involved an umbrella entrance instead of a fish.

According to USA todayA lifeguard was impaired by a wind paralysis on the morning of June 25 in Asbury Park.

The city’s fire chief, Kevin Keddy, said that the lifeguard was awake and conscious after the incident. The first answers eventually cut the umbrella on both sides of the arm to enable easier transport to a local hospital, Keddy added.