The sailboat began charging at the boat and then jumped out of the water and stabbed the woman in the groin as she stood by the boat’s center console, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
It happened so quickly that the woman didn’t have time to react, she told the responding officer.
The two men on the boat applied pressure to the wound immediately, according to an incident report filed last week.
The boat was about two miles out from St. Lucie Bay.
Sailfish have long beaks similar to those of marlins and swordfish. They are considered by many to be the fastest fish in the ocean, according to the Ocean Conservancy.
According to the Sheriff’s Office report, the fish weighed 100 pounds.
CNN’s Michelle Watson and Teresa Waldrop contributed to this report.
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