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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 injured in the water at Barnegat Light. Witnesses described a puncture hole in the calf.

Long Beach Township police and the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad believe a needlefish, not a shark, is responsible for ...