Wednesday, September 26, 2007
RANDOM ANIMALS ATTACKING POST-no squirrels!
The body of a missing man ejected into the Suwannee River when the boat he was riding in swerved to avoid a large jumping fish was found by a dive team, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials.
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The boat's operator, Brian Norris, 28, of Chiefland, and Roderick Page, 22, were traveling near Fowler's Bluff in a 12-foot aluminum boat Monday when a large fish jumped in front of the vessel.
Norris said when he swerved to avoid the fish, both men were ejected into the river.
Norris was able to make it to shore and then was transported to Shands Medical Center in Gainesville.
Page's body was located late Tuesday with the assistance of the Citrus County Sheriff's Office side-scanning sonar device and the Levy County Sheriff's Office dive team.
Recently, wildlife officials warned boaters about sturgeon jumping out of the water in parts of the Suwannee River.
At least five people have been injured this year in encounters with the prehistoric-looking fish, which can grow up to 8 feet long and weigh up to 200 pounds.
Gulf sturgeon migrate into the Suwannee in March to spawn, and remain in the river until the fall. Researchers are not sure why the large fish jump.
dude! hit the fish and have some free din din!
