On Wednesday, April 27, 2011, V-1 was on plane on the Suwannee River, north of the US Highway 19 Bridge in Gilchrist County.  At approximately 1700 hours while traveling down river a sturgeon jumped and impacted with the moving vessels windshield, breaking the passenger side windshield.  The sturgeon continued to the rear of the boat striking and damaging the bimini top support, and motor cowling before coming to rest inside the vessel.  V-1 passenger who was seated behind the passenger windshield suffered cuts and abrasions to both arms and both legs from the breaking glass. The victim was transported to Shands Hospital.  A piece of broken glass from the windshield impact lodged into the left arm between the elbow and bicep.  The glass was removed at the hospital (Gainesville Shands) and required stitches.  No further injuries were noted.
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