Woman left seriously injured after she was stabbed in groin by 100lb fish

A pensioner out fishing with friends was seriously injured when a sailfish jumped out of the water and stabbed her in the leg.

Katherine Perkins, 73, had been standing on a boat with her two companions Louis Toth, 75 and Dominic Bellezza, 77, as they attempted to haul in the 100lb fish for a picture.

A report from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said the pair applied pressure to the gushing wound and headed back to port.

She was taken to hospital where she remains in an unknown condition, the New York Post reported.

The sheriff office said: “The sailfish jumped out of the water and stabbed Katherine in the groin area while she was standing next to the centre console."

She was taken to hospital where she remains in an unknown condition [file photo] (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Katherine was stabbed with the sailfish’s long upper jaw which protrudes similar to a spear.

Sailfish are one of the fastest fish in the ocean, recorded hitting speeds of 70mph and can live between 13 and 15 years.

They are also known as one of the top predators.

Last month a fisherman hauled in a terrifying fish with burst eyeballs, a mouth full of sharp teeth and a scaly tongue.

Roman Fedortsov had devoted his life to searching for unknown creatures as a deep-sea fisherman working on a trawler in Murmansk, northwest Russia .

He spends months of his life at sea, much to the delight of his 649K followers on Instagram where he often shares snaps of frightening looking creatures from the depths he’s found.

In his recent capture, the scary-looking fish can be seen with yellow eyes with no pupils.

The silver-scaled fish also has its mouth open, revealing its teeth and its scaly-looking tongue.

Roman's post racked up more than 5,700 likes with social media users spooked at the discovery.

One user said: "I wonder if their eyes look different at the correct water pressure, but get all weird and squishy when they’re pulled to the surface."

Another person commented: "I’m never swimming again."

The silver-scaled fish also has its mouth open, revealing its teeth and its scaly-looking tongue.

Roman's post racked up more than 5,700 likes with social media users spooked at the discovery.