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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Apparently??? You mean our vaunted media can't even get to the bottom of this international mystery? Was the curb at least taken into custody and questioned?
I was thinking training wheels...
Nice bike there, Johnny. Would be a shame if something fell in front of it.....
Obviously the Mossad.
Really? I’ve never heard him mention that. //sarc
With his face, that's only natural.
Way to go sKerry - taking one for team islam!
Baton tossed in the spokes as he arrogantly whizzed by? Or was it haughtily? Thurston breaks a leg.
Yea sure, he claimed he was in Cambodia also. How did he get purple hearts, did he bribe other officers? He negotiated with the North Vietnamese in Paris four times. He lied smeared veterans as a method of operation. He accused veterans of crimes he committed like killing a 13 year old Vietnamese with a 50 caliber machine gun. With people that serve like this who needs enemies??
The bike Kerry was piloting at the time of the accident. The black box has been recovered and the NTSB has been called in to investigate. Final report should take about a year.
Another Purple Heart for the legacy box.
God works in mysterious ways
So the accident occurred in France, and he was taken to Switzerland for treatment, but is now coming home to Boston? I mean, I thought all those European countries had world-class socialized medicine.
LOL, I almost choked on my Kashi bar...
Anyone else feel like this doesnt pass the smell test? Just saying.
Better than a hole in the head.
LOL, especially the ones with broken legs.
Maybe he can get the Ayatollah to sign his cast and put
a picture of Mohammed next to his signature.
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