RedactedNarrative: On May 7, 2016, I received a call from dispatch in reference to a boating accident.  Dispatch stated the accident involved a sturgeon strike.  I was advised the victim was taken back to the Joe Anderson boat ramp in Dixie County and then transported to Shands in Gainesville.  Dispatch also stated that a Dixie County Deputy had been on scene and gathered information.  I arrived at the boat ramp and took photos of signs warning people of jumping sturgeons.
  
  I was contacted by Investigator who stated that he would go to the hospital and interview the persons involved.  Investigator later contacted me and stated that the victim appeared to have a one inch cut on his upper lip. Inv. also stated that the hospital staff were doing more test to check for internal damage.  Investigator advised that he obtained a statement from both subjects involved.  I later received the statements.  I also talked to passenger who made the following statements:
  
  * We put the boat in the water at Joe Anderson boat ramp at 5:40 am, left at 6:20 am.
  * We headed north for approx. 20 minutes.
  * We were wearing our life jackets( mandatory in the fishing tournament).
  * We fished until around noon and then headed south back towards the boat ramp.
  * We continued past the Joe Anderson ramp for about 30 minutes and fished for approximately 45 minutes.
  * After fishing for approximately 45 minutes, we headed back toward the dock.
  * At about 15 minutes into the ride, a sturgeon jumped and hit the left front bow of the boat.
  * Then hit the front seat, the live well, the front wind shield and then the driver.
  * The fish then went back in the water.
  * The driver was knocked unconscious for approx. 15 seconds. 
  * The passenger pulled the kill switch to shut the engine off.
  * We were traveling approx. 25 to 30 mph and were seated in the boat.
  * After the driver came to, subject then drove the injured person back to the boat ramp.
  * This happened just up river from Manatee Springs.
  
  
  Photos were taken by Inv. and are included.  The damage to the boat was a cut in the front seat of the boat. The victim received a cut on his upper left lip and had a slight concussion.  The victim was released from the hospital the same day.  I later received a copy of Dixie County Deputy report.  Victim sustained a minor concussion, a one inch laceration to his upper lip and pain in his shoulder as a result from getting struck by a sturgeon.
   
   
  