Spiked fish Anabas jumped out of the water just as the fisherman opened his mouth wide to catch his breath (Photo: Viral Press)
A fisherman was left in need of surgery after his catch got stuck in his throat in a strange accident.
The spiked fish Anabas jumped out of the water and straight into the mouth of the unfortunate fisherman in Thailand.
When she arrived at the hospital, she was stuck between his throat and his nasal cavity after twisting through his nose.
Doctors at Phatthalung Provincial Hospital were puzzled when scans revealed that his unlikely story on May 22 was true.
It took an hour of surgery involving two doctors and three nurses to remove the cockerel fish.
Hospital official Sermsri Pathompanichrat said: “Our doctors are working hard to minimize damage to our patient’s organs.
“They successfully saved the patient.”
The doctors took the fish out of his mouth as he tried to get out of his nose.
The finale managed to enter the man’s nasal cavity on his own (Photo: Viral Press) It took a team of medical specialists an hour to retrieve it (Photo: Viral Press)
When this happened, the unidentified patient fished with a spear below the surface of the water.
He said the fish jumped into his mouth as he rose to catch his breath and opened wide to take a deep breath.
At the same moment, the fish flew from the surface of the water and straight down into his esophagus
The fish was stuck in his mouth, squeezing his trachea.
He was rushed to the hospital after onlookers saw him gasp as he held his throat.
The fisherman has been treated and is currently in stable condition and is recovering in hospital from surgery wounds.
Hospital official Sermsri Pathompanichrat added: “The chances of this happening are very low. I have never seen such a case before.
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