By Associated Press Reporter. Florida wildlife authorities say a teenager was knocked unconscious by a sturgeon jumping from the Suwannee River. It's the second strike involving that type of fish in two weeks on a north Florida river. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the sturgeon are jumping just as they have for millions of years. Occasionally Florida boaters get in their way. Florida wildlife authorities say a teenager was knocked unconscious by a sturgeon jumping from the Suwannee River stock image.
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Florida officials are investigating a sturgeon strike that killed a 5-year-old girl and injured her mother and older brother. All three were on a boat on the Suwannee River in Dixie County Thursday night when a huge sturgeon jumped out of the water and smacked into them. A spokeswoman for the agency said many details are still under investigation, the Gainesville Sun reported Saturday.
By Wills Robinson For Dailymail. A five-year-old girl has been killed by a jumping sturgeon which leaped onto her family's boat. Jayln Rippy was travelling along the Suwannee River near Gainesville, Florida, on Thursday when she was struck by the fish. Her mother Tanya Faye, 31, and nine-year-old brother Trevor were also injured during the horrifying incident.