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Crime & Disasters4 Ọkt 2026

Turist woman bite by triggerfish for Marza beach, Ispica, Ragusa province

Reports from Ragusa province talk say dem bite one turist woman for water for Marza beach, Ispica; dem give her first aid and carry her go health post, and di reports say di consequences no serious.

Turist woman bite by triggerfish for Marza beach, Ispica, Ragusa province

One woman wey be turist dem bite for inside water for Marza beach, wey dey Ispica, for Ragusa province. Na local media reports from Ragusa talk am. Di thing happen two days ago, but di news only come out today, as di same reports talk.

According to di reports, na di people wey dey di beach first help di woman: dem give her first aid for di ground before dem direct her go di health posts for di area so dem go check her well. On top her condition, di reports talk say di consequences no look like say e serious, but di reports no give plenti details about am.

Wetin still no clear na which fish exactly bite her. Di reports talk say with all probability na Balistes capriscus, di pesce balestra. Di journalist Calogero Castaldo na im report di story, and na im di reports point to on top dis one. So e remain "with all probability" for di reports, e no be confirmed.

How di reports describe di fish: e get strong teeth and beak wey dem use break shell of molluscs, crustaceans and sea urchins. Di reports talk say normally di fish no dey look for human being, but during breeding time, especially for summer months, e dey very territorial and e dey defend di place wey e keep di eggs from anybody wey come near. Na dis behaviour, as di reports tok, fit make am attack front and bite bather or diver wey go too close. Di reports still tok say di species dey spread for Mediterranean for recent years, and say experts link dis spread to di rise for sea temperature wey dey change how many fish dey live and behave. Dem also tok say for recent months, dem report similar attacks for other Italian coastal areas, like Cilento.

For now, wetin confirmed be say dem help di woman for di beach, dem carry her go health post, and as per di reports her situation no serious. Di reports advise people wey dey go di Ragusa beaches make dem careful, especially for area wey get rocky ground.