How many people have been injured in the Suwannee River by jumping sturgeon?
Detailed records of injuries were not maintained prior to 2006. According to available data, in 2006, nine people were injured by direct contact with jumping sturgeon and two people were injured when their boat hit a bridge piling after they swerved to avoid a jumping sturgeon. In 2007, nine people were injured by direct contact with jumping sturgeon and one person drowned after being ejected into the water when the boat he was riding in swerved to avoid a jumping sturgeon.
