Sturgeon kills young girl

[Newell Nut]

I did not know sturgeons even lived in Fl and did not know they were a hazard and now reading about a Fl family that got hammered by one.

http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/7/5/girl_5_killed_after_.html

[reelrepair123]

a real horrible shame a young child killed like that, it was a freak incident but the loss is unbearable for the parents

[floating doc]

Very unfortunate loss.

I haven't been on the Suwanee for many years, but I think I remember there had been warning signs at the boat ramps. The friend that I fished with kept his boat on a lift there. He always cautioned me to stay behind the console until we were offshore.

[conchydong]

Very unfortunate loss.

I haven't been on the Suwanee for many years, but I think I remember there had been warning signs at the boat ramps. The friend that I fished with kept his boat on a lift there. He always cautioned me to stay behind the console until we were offshore.

You are correct. Here is some safety info from the FWC. http://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/sturgeon/living/

[Alto Mare]

What a tragedy, only 5 years old...

[Newell Nut]

I looked at the FWC link and the map showing past strikes and this happens a lot. I am surprised that I have never heard of it before and I live here but on the other side of the state.
Just an extremely sad thing to happen to any family.