Man injured by jumping sturgeon

Posted on May 11, 2016

An Alachua man was injured Saturday by a jumping sturgeon on the Suwannee River.

Ronald Dick was in a fishing tournament just up river from Manatee Springs when a 4-to 5-foot sturgeon leapt out of the water and into the boat, striking the man, knocking him unconscious, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers.

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