Posted on 05/31/2015 6:56:57 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
GENEVA (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in a bicycle crash Sunday, apparently after hitting a curb, and scrapped the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international conference on combating the Islamic State group.
Kerry was in stable condition and in good spirits as he prepared to return to Boston for further treatment with the doctor who previously operated on his hip, U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said. He said X-rays at a Swiss hospital confirmed that Kerry fractured his right femur.
"The secretary is stable and never lost consciousness, his injury is not life-threatening and he is expected to make a full recovery," Kirby said in a statement.
Kerry, 71, was taken by helicopter to Geneva's main medical center, HUG, after apparently hitting a curb with his bike near Scionzier, France, about 40 kilometers southeast of the Swiss border.
Paramedics and a physician were on the scene with his motorcade at the time and provided him immediate attention. They quickly decided to order the 10-minute-long helicopter transport.
The Dauphine Libere, a local newspaper, said Kerry fell near the beginning of his ride to the famed mountain pass called the Col de la Colombiere, which has been a route for the Tour de France more than a dozen times.
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Love PeeWee
The damage to that front rim is incredible.
Bad news for him but good news for America.
What happened to floutus?
“”The secretary is stable and never lost consciousness, his injury is not life-threatening and he is expected to make a full recovery,” Kirby said in a statement.”
That’s bad news. I was hoping for something much, much more serious!
A broken neck would have been perfect!
rumor has it that John John’s strange fascination with Google Maps got the best of em
Bone fractures, possible surgery, pain and pain meds, not conducive to a steady hand on our nation’s national security and diplomacy.
Given that the femur is a hard bone to break in a normal healthy person, perhaps we must wonder if the 71 yr old John Francoise Kerry is normal and healthy, or whether we can expect further news in days weeks or months ahead
USELESS OAF!!!!!
At least he wasn't farthing.
As he was leaving the hotel, Lurch told the concierge he was going to ride his bike
the concierge said cheerily “ Break a leg”
Well, at least his overseas vacations will be curtailed for awhile.
What do they do with horses that break legs?
Thank god there are no pictures. I’m sure Lurch wanted to look the part spandex shorts and all.
Well, I guess he’ll have to be scratched from the Tour de France this year. Maybe he’d qualify for the Tour de Farce. Big Jerk.
The injury is not life threatening, UNLESS an embolism breaks off and kills him on the way back to the US.
Purple Hearts are so yesterday. He'll nominate himself first for the Medal of Freedom, then the Nobel.
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