PLAQUEMINE - A woman suffered a head injury after her boat struck an object in an Iberville Parish waterway Friday afternoon. 

The accident was first reported around 3:30 p.m. in the Port Allen Lock along LA 75. The Plaquemine Fire Department says the boater was thrown from her seat after the vessel hit a log.

The victim reportedly suffered injuries to her head and neck after being flung into the deck of the boat. She was taken to a hospital in Baton Rouge for treatment.