RedactedNarrative: On Saturday, June 25th, 2022, at approximately 4pm, a call was received about a sturgeon that had struck a vessel near the Ivey Memorial Park boat ramp in Branford, FL. The strike resulted in the operator of the vessel being injured. FWC Officer responded to the call. Upon arrival, Officer was notified that the injured person, Operator, had already been transported to Lake City Medical Center for treatment. 
  
  Officer was able to speak with the passenger of the vessel. Subject said that he and his Wife, Operator, were heading up the Suwannee River from the Ivey park boat ramp when a sturgeon jumped out of the water and hit their cooler and then struck his wife in the legs causing lacerations to her knee area. The cooler they had onboard also received scratches from being struck by the sturgeon. A sworn written statement was also received from Subject.  
  
  FWC Officer was able to meet Operator at Lake City Medical Center to speak with her and document the injuries she obtained from the incident. Operator' statement reflects what her husband had told Officer. Officer was also given a sworn written statement from Operator.  
  
  Photos of injuries, sworn written statements, and damage to the cooler will be attached. 
  
  