A 100-pound sailfish jumped out of the water off the coast of Florida and stabbed a 73-yr-aged female as her fellow fishermen had been trying to reel it in.

Katherine Perkins of Arnold, Maryland, was wounded soon after the sailfish struck her in the groin region with its invoice on Tuesday, according to a report from the Martin County Sheriff's Workplace, TCPalm.com described.

The attack occurred as she was standing in a boat though her two companions tried to pull the fish in on a fishing line to choose a picture.

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File photograph - A sailfish (Istiophorus) eats a fish from a quick relocating bait ball in the waters off Isla Mujeres, Mexico. (iStock)

"The sailfish jumped out of the h2o and stabbed Katherine in the groin region though she was standing next to the centre console" of the fishing boat, the sheriff’s place of work claimed.

The incident took spot about two miles off the shore of Stuart, Florida, on the state's Atlantic Coast, north of Palm Beach, the sheriff's office report read.

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Katherine Perkins of Arnold, Maryland, was hurt following the sailfish stabbed her in the groin space (iStock)

Perkins' companions — 75-calendar year-aged Louis Toth and 77-12 months-outdated Dominic Bellezza — applied tension to her wound, and she was transported to a healthcare facility for treatment. Her ailment wasn't described. 

The woman told deputies the attack happened so rapid she did not have time to respond, the report from the sheriff's workplace reported.

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File picture - A sailfish jumps out of the water in Costa Rica.  (iStock)

Sailfish are 1 of the swiftest fish species in the ocean. And just like swordfish, they element prolonged, pointed bills.

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The fish are nearly normally released, though Florida rules make it possible for fishermen to take one for every working day with a least length of 63 inches.