Florida Fish Tail

A woman was seriously injured Sunday afternoon in what state officials said appears to be the worst sturgeon accident so far this year on the Suwannee River.

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Tina Fletcher's right leg was broken by a jumping sturgeon, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Fletcher, 25, of Cross City, was riding on a 16-foot-long Freedom Craft air prop airboat traveling at about 10 mph when the fish jumped and hit her leg, Parker said. Witnesses said that the fish appeared to weigh between 60 and 75 pound and slid back into the water following the collision.
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